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

Definitions

  1. woodcut

Ancestry of “puukaiverrus”, step by step

puukaiverrus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaiverrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaiverrusengraving
2FinnishkaivertaaTo engrave, carve; Third-person singular...
3Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
4Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
5Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →