Where does “äkkisyvä” come from?

äkkisyvä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syvä, from Proto-Finnic cüvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä.

äkkisyvä (Finnish): suddenly deep

Definitions

  1. suddenly deep

Ancestry of “äkkisyvä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyvädeep; deep-water; deep, profound
2Proto-Finniccüvädeep
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic cüvä →Every word from Finnish syvä →