Where does “siluurikautinen” come from?
siluurikautinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish siluurikausi, from Finnish kausi, from Proto-Finnic kauci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kawte — road? way? passage ?.
siluurikautinen (Finnish): Silurian
Definitions
- Silurian
Ancestry of “siluurikautinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siluurikausi | The Silurian |
| 2 | Finnish | kausi | period, age, epoch, season; term; period |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kauci | (section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kawte | road? way? passage ? |