Where does “myrskysukeltaja” come from?

myrskysukeltaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukeltaja, from Finnish sukeltaa, from Proto-Finnic cuk'eldak — to dive.

myrskysukeltaja (Finnish): diving petrel any bird of the family

Definitions

  1. diving petrel any bird of the family

Ancestry of “myrskysukeltaja”, step by step

myrskysukeltaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukeltaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukeltajadiver
2Finnishsukeltaato dive
3Proto-Finniccuk'eldakto dive

via Finnish myrsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrskystorm
2Finnishmyristäto rumble, thunder, bellow
Every word from Proto-Finnic cuk'eldak →Every word from Finnish sukeltaa →Every word from Finnish sukeltaja →