Where does “syväkivi” come from?
syväkivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish syvä, from Proto-Finnic cüvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä.
syväkivi (Finnish): abyssal rock, plutonic rock
Definitions
- abyssal rock, plutonic rock
Ancestry of “syväkivi”, step by step
syväkivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syvä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syvä | deep; deep-water; deep, profound |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | cüvä | deep |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | tiwä | — |
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... |
Words derived from “syväkivi”