Where does “jääsukellus” come from?
jääsukellus (Finnish) comes from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jääsukellus (Finnish): ice diving
Ancestry of “jääsukellus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |