Where does “sukellusvyö” come from?

sukellusvyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

sukellusvyö (Finnish): diving belt

Definitions

  1. diving belt

Ancestry of “sukellusvyö”, step by step

sukellusvyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Finnish sukellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukellusdive, diving
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →