Where does “kaiva” come from?

kaiva (Latvian) comes from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.

kaiva (Latvian): gull, seagull; alternative form of kaija

Definitions

  1. gull, seagull; alternative form of kaija

Ancestry of “kaiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
2Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

Words derived from “kaiva”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →