Where does “kaivada” come from?

kaivada (Ludian) comes from Proto-Finnic kaivadak, from Proto-Uralic kajwa- — dig.

kaivada (Ludian): dig

Definitions

  1. dig

Ancestry of “kaivada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
2Proto-Uralickajwa-dig
Every word from Proto-Uralic kajwa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaivadak →