Where does “syvä” come from?

syvä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic cüvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä.

syvä (Finnish): deep; deep-water; deep, profound

Definitions

  1. deep; deep-water; deep, profound

Ancestry of “syvä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniccüvädeep
2Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä

Words derived from “syvä

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwäEvery word from Proto-Finnic cüvä