Where does “siirroslaakso” come from?

siirroslaakso (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirros, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk — to move, to transfer.

siirroslaakso (Finnish): fault valley

Definitions

  1. fault valley

Ancestry of “siirroslaakso”, step by step

siirroslaakso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirrosfault
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer

via Finnish Laakso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLaaksoAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Finnishlaaksovalley
3Proto-Finniclakso(wet) valley, depression
Every word from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk →Every word from Finnish siirtää →Every word from Finnish siirros →