Where does “syöksyvene” come from?

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

syöksyvene (Finnish): assault boat

Definitions

  1. assault boat

Ancestry of “syöksyvene”, step by step

syöksyvene 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 vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Proto-Finnic -stak →Every word from Proto-Finnic sööstäk →Every word from Finnish syöstä →