Where does “vuolukivinen” come from?

vuolukivinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuolukivi, from Finnish vuolu, from Finnish vuolla, from Proto-Finnic vooldak, from Proto-Uralic *wale- — to carve.

vuolukivinen (Finnish): soapstone made of or containing soapstone

Definitions

  1. soapstone made of or containing soapstone

Ancestry of “vuolukivinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuolukivisoapstone
2Finnishvuolucarving
3Finnishvuollato carve; Adessive singular form of vuo
4Proto-Finnicvooldakto sharpen; to carve
5Proto-Uralic*wale-to carve
Every word from Proto-Uralic *wale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vooldak →Every word from Finnish vuolla →