Where does “syöksytulva” come from?

syöksytulva (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöksy, from Finnish syöstä, from Proto-Finnic sööstäk, from Proto-Finnic -stak.

syöksytulva (Finnish): sudden, rapid flood

Definitions

  1. sudden, rapid flood

Ancestry of “syöksytulva”, step by step

syöksytulva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syöksy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöksyrush, swoop; dive; ejection
2Finnishsyöstäto throw, plunge; to spew out, belch
3Proto-Finnicsööstäkto push in, to plunge into; to spew, to boil over
4Proto-Finnic-stak—

via Finnish tulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvaflood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -stak →Every word from Proto-Finnic sööstäk →Every word from Finnish syöstä →