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Where does “sivukivi” come from?

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

sivukivi (Finnish): gangue, veinstone, gob, goaf

Definitions

  1. gangue, veinstone, gob, goaf

Ancestry of “sivukivi”, step by step

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