Where does “kulkusyvyys” come from?

kulkusyvyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.

kulkusyvyys (Finnish): draught, draft depth of water needed to float a ship

Definitions

  1. draught, draft depth of water needed to float a ship

Ancestry of “kulkusyvyys”, step by step

kulkusyvyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

via Finnish syvyys

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