Where does “kahluusyvyys” come from?

kahluusyvyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahluu, from Finnish -uu, from Finnish -au, from Finnish -ao, from Proto-Finnic -ado, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

kahluusyvyys (Finnish): wading depth

Definitions

  1. wading depth

Ancestry of “kahluusyvyys”, step by step

kahluusyvyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kahluu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahluuwading, walking in water or other substance
2Finnish-uuForms nouns from verbs
3Finnish-au—
4Finnish-ao—
5Proto-Finnic-ado—
6Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
7Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish syvyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyvyysdepth
2Finnishsyvädeep; deep-water; deep, profound
3Proto-Finniccüvädeep
4Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Finnish -uu →