Where does “seoskivi” come from?
seoskivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish seos, from Finnish seka-, from Proto-Finnic seka — mixed.
seoskivi (Finnish): migmatite
Ancestry of “seoskivi”, step by step
seoskivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish seos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seos | mixture, mix; alloy |
| 2 | Finnish | seka- | mixed; cross- |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | seka | mixed |
via Finnish kivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 2 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |