Where does “tulvajärvi” come from?

tulvajärvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish järvi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

tulvajärvi (Finnish): floodwater lake

Definitions

  1. floodwater lake

Ancestry of “tulvajärvi”, step by step

tulvajärvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvilake
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish tulva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulvaflood
Every word from Latin -laEvery word from Finnish järvi