Where does “syvyyshaku” come from?

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

syvyyshaku (Finnish): depth-first search

Definitions

  1. depth-first search

Ancestry of “syvyyshaku”, step by step

syvyyshaku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syvyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyvyysdepth
2Finnishsyvädeep; deep-water; deep, profound
3Proto-Finniccüvädeep
4Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—

via Finnish haku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhakusearch; applying, application
2FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
3Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
4Proto-Germanicsākija-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic cüvä →Every word from Finnish syvä →
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