Where does “syväväylä” come from?

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

syväväylä (Finnish): deep-water route, deep-water channel

Definitions

  1. deep-water route, deep-water channel

Ancestry of “syväväylä”, step by step

syväväylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyvädeep; deep-water; deep, profound
2Proto-Finniccüvädeep
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—

via Finnish väylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväyläany route one can travel, especially one that is...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic cüvä →Every word from Finnish syvä →