Where does “traverssi” come from?

traverssi (Finnish) comes from Swedish travers, from Old French traverser, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

traverssi (Finnish): traverse

Definitions

  1. traverse

Ancestry of “traverssi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtravers—
2Old Frenchtraverserto traverse; to cross; to go across
3Latintrānsacross, beyond
4LatinPadusthe River Po
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →