Where does “leikkuusyvyys” come from?

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

leikkuusyvyys (Finnish): cutting depth

Definitions

  1. cutting depth

Ancestry of “leikkuusyvyys”, step by step

leikkuusyvyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leikkuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkuucutting
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 →