Where does “röykkiöhautaus” come from?

röykkiöhautaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hautaus, from Finnish haudata, from Finnish hauta, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

röykkiöhautaus (Finnish): prehistorical burial by building mounds or cairns

Definitions

  1. prehistorical burial by building mounds or cairns

Ancestry of “röykkiöhautaus”, step by step

röykkiöhautaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hautaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhautausburial, entombment
2Finnishhaudatato bury, inter, entomb; to bury, abandon
3Finnishhautagrave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term...
4Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt-Every word from Proto-Germanic sauþazEvery word from Finnish hauta