Where does “kevättulva” come from?

kevättulva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kevät, from Proto-Finnic kevät, from Proto-Uralic keŋä — spring.

kevättulva (Finnish): Flooding at spring, caused by melting snow;...

Definitions

  1. Flooding at spring, caused by melting snow;...

Ancestry of “kevättulva”, step by step

kevättulva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kevät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevätspring, springtime
2Proto-Finnickevätspring
3Proto-Uralickeŋäspring

via Finnish tulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvaflood
Every word from Proto-Uralic keŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kevät →Every word from Finnish kevät →