Where does “kyntösyvyys” come from?

kyntösyvyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish syvyys, from Finnish syvä, from Proto-Finnic cüvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä.

kyntösyvyys (Finnish): plowing depth, working depth

Definitions

  1. plowing depth, working depth

Ancestry of “kyntösyvyys”, step by step

kyntösyvyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syvyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyvyysdepth
2Finnishsyvädeep; deep-water; deep, profound
3Proto-Finniccüvädeep
4Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—

via Finnish kyntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyntöploughing, plowing
2Finnishkyntääto plough/plow
3Proto-Finnicküntädäkto plough/plow
4Proto-Finno-Permickünčä-to dig
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic cüvä →Every word from Finnish syvä →