Where does “seinäsyvennys” come from?

seinäsyvennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish syvennys, from Finnish syventää, from Finnish syvä, from Proto-Finnic cüvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä.

seinäsyvennys (Finnish): wall niche, wall recess

Definitions

  1. wall niche, wall recess

Ancestry of “seinäsyvennys”, step by step

seinäsyvennys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syvennys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyvennysinset, recess
2Finnishsyventääto deepen; to make deeper; Third-person singular...
3Finnishsyvädeep; deep-water; deep, profound
4Proto-Finniccüvädeep
5Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—

via Finnish seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic cüvä →Every word from Finnish syvä →
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