Where does “vuolukivi” come from?
vuolukivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuolu, from Finnish vuolla, from Proto-Finnic vooldak, from Proto-Uralic *wale- — to carve.
vuolukivi (Finnish): soapstone
Ancestry of “vuolukivi”, step by step
vuolukivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vuolu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuolu | carving |
| 2 | Finnish | vuolla | to carve; Adessive singular form of vuo |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vooldak | to sharpen; to carve |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *wale- | to carve |
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 “vuolukivi”