uoma

Etymology

 * vuo used to be uo without an initial v-.

Noun

 * 1) riverbed, channel, streambed
 * 2)  normal state of affairs, used primarily in the expression
 * "Kun pääsee alun ohitse, kaikki tasaantuu, asettuu uomiinsa."
 * When one gets past the initial phase, everything will smoothen, settle down.