Where does “suurus” come from?
suurus (Estonian) comes from Estonian suur, from Proto-Finnic suuri, from Proto-Germanic stūra-.
suurus (Estonian): size
Ancestry of “suurus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | suur | large, big |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | suuri | big, large |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stūra- | — |