Where does “röykkiöhauta” come from?

röykkiöhauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish röykkiö, from Finnish roukkio, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

röykkiöhauta (Finnish): (burial) cairn, pile of stones (and earth) as a burial mound

Definitions

  1. (burial) cairn, pile of stones (and earth) as a burial mound

Ancestry of “röykkiöhauta”, step by step

röykkiöhauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish röykkiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröykkiöheap
2FinnishroukkioAlternative form of röykkiö
3Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
4Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
5Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish hauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
2Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Spanish -ijo →