Where does “sisu” come from?
sisu (English) comes from Finnish sisu, from Finnish sisä-, from Proto-Finnic sicä, from Proto-Uralic śićä.
sisu (English): Strength of will in the face of adversity; grit;...
Definitions
- Strength of will in the face of adversity; grit;...
Ancestry of “sisu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sisu | perseverance, doggedness, stubbornness, grit,... |
| 2 | Finnish | sisä- | inner, internal, interior, inward; indoor; inland |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sicä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | śićä | — |