Where does “Suomi” come from?

Suomi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic sooma, from Ancient Greek σῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Suomi (Finnish): Finland; Finn; Finland's

Definitions

  1. Finland; Finn; Finland's

Ancestry of “Suomi”, step by step

Suomi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic sooma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsooma—
2Ancient Greekσῶμαbody; One's life in the physical world; That...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Proto-Finnic soomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsoomiperson from Southwest Finland

Words derived from “Suomi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek σῶμα →Every word from Proto-Finnic sooma →