Where does “puukaiverrus” come from?
puukaiverrus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaiverrus, from Finnish kaivertaa, from Finnish kaivaa, from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.
puukaiverrus (Finnish): woodcut
Ancestry of “puukaiverrus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaiverrus | engraving |
| 2 | Finnish | kaivertaa | To engrave, carve; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Finnish | kaivaa | to dig, dig up, dig out, excavate |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaivadak | to dig up, to excavate |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kajwa- | dig |