Where does “tinakaivos” come from?

tinakaivos (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaivos, from Finnish kaivaa, from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.

tinakaivos (Finnish): tin mine mine in which tin is extracted

Definitions

  1. tin mine mine in which tin is extracted

Ancestry of “tinakaivos”, step by step

tinakaivos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaivos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaivosmine
2Finnishkaivaato dig, dig up, dig out, excavate
3Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
4Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

via Finnish tina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtinatin; pewter
2Proto-Finnictinatin
3Proto-Germanictinątin
4Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →Every word from Finnish kaivaa →