Where does “sügavus” come from?

sügavus (Estonian) comes from Estonian sügav, from Estonian süva, from Proto-Finnic cüvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä.

sügavus (Estonian): depth

Definitions

  1. depth

Ancestry of “sügavus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansügavdeep
2Estoniansüvadeep
3Proto-Finniccüvädeep
4Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic cüvä →Every word from Estonian süva →