Where does “ukonkivi” come from?
ukonkivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ukko, from Finnish ukko, from Proto-Finnic ukko — old man.
ukonkivi (Finnish): quartz
Ancestry of “ukonkivi”, step by step
ukonkivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Ukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ukko | supreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ukko | old man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ukko | old man |
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... |