Where does “seiväskaira” come from?

seiväskaira (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaira, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

seiväskaira (Finnish): hay pole hole auger

Definitions

  1. hay pole hole auger

Ancestry of “seiväskaira”, step by step

seiväskaira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkairaauger; Short for jääkaira; core drill
2Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Finnish seiväs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseiväspole, stake
2Proto-Finnicsaibaspole, stake
3Proto-Balticstaipas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →