FromProto-Finnic*kapja +‎-o (compare dialectalkapia). Ultimately borrowing fromGermanic. Cognate toEstoniankabi,Votickabjõ.

• IPA^(key):/ˈkɑʋio/,[ˈkɑ̝ʋio̞]
• Rhymes:-ɑʋio
• Hyphenation^(key):ka‧vio

kavio

1. (zoology)hoof(thick keratin covering of the tip of a toe of an ungulate)
2. Thehoof of anodd-toed ungulate.

kavio refers to the hoof of an odd-toed ungulate. The hoof of an even-toed ungulate (cloven hoof) issorkka in Finnish.

• “kavio”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2023-07-02

• Kiova,kaivo,kovia,vaiko,vakio