Where does “avantosukellus” come from?

avantosukellus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukellus, from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

avantosukellus (Finnish): ice diving

Definitions

  1. ice diving

Ancestry of “avantosukellus”, step by step

avantosukellus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukellusdive, diving
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems

via Finnish avanto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishavantoA hole in the ice of a frozen body of water,...
2Proto-Finnicavantohole in the ice
Every word from Proto-Finnic -us →Every word from Finnish -us →Every word from Finnish sukellus →