Where does “reikäkivi” come from?

reikäkivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish reikä, from Proto-Finnic raika, from Proto-Finnic rajka.

reikäkivi (Finnish): a stone or rock with a hole through it

Definitions

  1. a stone or rock with a hole through it

Ancestry of “reikäkivi”, step by step

reikäkivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Finnic rajka →Every word from Proto-Finnic raika →Every word from Finnish reikä →