Where does “ojankaivuu” come from?

ojankaivuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaivuu, from Finnish kaivaa, from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.

ojankaivuu (Finnish): ditch digging activity of digging a ditch

Definitions

  1. ditch digging activity of digging a ditch

Ancestry of “ojankaivuu”, step by step

ojankaivuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaivuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivuuexcavation, digging
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

via Finnish oja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →