Where does “sukellusveneverkko” come from?
sukellusveneverkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish verkko, from Proto-Finnic verkko, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
sukellusveneverkko (Finnish): (anti-)submarine net
Definitions
- (anti-)submarine net
Ancestry of “sukellusveneverkko”, step by step
sukellusveneverkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish verkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verkko | net; network; mesh |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | verkko | net, fishing net |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish sukellusvene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sukellusvene | submarine |
| 2 | Finnish | sukellus | dive, diving |
| 3 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |