Where does “Vähä-Syrtti” come from?

Vähä-Syrtti (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Σύρτις, from Ancient Greek συρτός, from Ancient Greek σύρω — to drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...

Vähä-Syrtti (Finnish): The Gulf of Gabès, Minor Syrtis

Definitions

The Gulf of Gabès, Minor Syrtis

Ancestry of “Vähä-Syrtti”, step by step

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

via Ancient Greek Σύρτις

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Σύρτις	destruction, ruin
2	Ancient Greek	συρτός	swept, washed down
3	Ancient Greek	σύρω	to drag, trail, sweep; draw, drag, trail along;...

via Finnish vähä

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	vähä	the little; little, few, scarce
2	Proto-Finnic	vähä	small amount, little

Every word from Ancient Greek σύρω →Every word from Ancient Greek συρτός →Every word from Ancient Greek Σύρτις →