Where does “syvyyspuskuri” come from?
syvyyspuskuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish syvyys, from Finnish syvä, from Proto-Finnic cüvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä.
syvyyspuskuri (Finnish): depth buffer
Ancestry of “syvyyspuskuri”, step by step
syvyyspuskuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syvyys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syvyys | depth |
| 2 | Finnish | syvä | deep; deep-water; deep, profound |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | cüvä | deep |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | tiwä | — |
via Finnish puskuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puskuri | bumper; anything that rams; buffer |
| 2 | Finnish | puskea | to ram, to push; to gore; to header |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puskedak | to ram; to gore |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | puske- | — |