Where does “Iso-Syrtti” come from?

Iso-Syrtti (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

Iso-Syrtti (Finnish): The Gulf of Sidra

Definitions

  1. The Gulf of Sidra

Ancestry of “Iso-Syrtti”, step by step

Iso-Syrtti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Ancient Greek Σύρτις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣύρτιςdestruction, ruin
2Ancient Greekσυρτόςswept, washed down
3Ancient Greekσύρωto drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...
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