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Where does “syväkivi” come from?

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

syväkivi (Finnish): abyssal rock, plutonic rock

Definitions

  1. abyssal rock, plutonic rock

Ancestry of “syväkivi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “syväkivi”

  • syväkivilaji
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