Where does “varhaiskivihiilikautinen” come from?
varhaiskivihiilikautinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish varhaiskivihiilikausi, from Finnish kivihiilikausi, from Finnish kausi, from Proto-Finnic kauci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kawte — road? way? passage ?.
varhaiskivihiilikautinen (Finnish): Mississippian of a geologic epoch from about 359 to 318 million years ago
Definitions
- Mississippian of a geologic epoch from about 359 to 318 million years ago
Ancestry of “varhaiskivihiilikautinen”, step by step
varhaiskivihiilikautinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish varhaiskivihiilikausi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varhaiskivihiilikausi | Mississippian |
| 2 | Finnish | kivihiilikausi | the Carboniferous period |
| 3 | Finnish | kausi | period, age, epoch, season; term; period |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kauci | (section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kawte | road? way? passage ? |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |