Where does “myrskyvuoksi” come from?

myrskyvuoksi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuoksi, from Finnish vuo, from Polish wu — The name of the Latin-script letter W.

myrskyvuoksi (Finnish): storm surge

Definitions

  1. storm surge

Ancestry of “myrskyvuoksi”, step by step

myrskyvuoksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuoksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoksi"genitive +" API + "possessive suffix"; due to,...
2Finnishvuoflow; flux
3PolishwuThe name of the Latin-script letter W

via Finnish myrsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrskystorm
2Finnishmyristäto rumble, thunder, bellow
Every word from Polish wu →Every word from Finnish vuo →Every word from Finnish vuoksi →