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Where does “sappikivi” come from?

sappikivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Finnish kivihiili, from Finnish hiili — coal; charcoal; carbon.

sappikivi (Finnish): gallstone

Definitions

  1. gallstone

Ancestry of “sappikivi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Finnishkivihiilicoal, black coal, bituminous coal
3Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon

Words derived from “sappikivi”

  • sappikivitauti
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