Where does “Suur-Saimaa” come from?

Suur-Saimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish suur-, from Finnish suuri, from Proto-Finnic suuri, from Proto-Germanic stūra-.

Suur-Saimaa (Finnish): The lake Saimaa, especially when open waters of it are included

Definitions

  1. The lake Saimaa, especially when open waters of it are included

Ancestry of “Suur-Saimaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuur-great, grand, major, macro-
2Finnishsuurilarge; big; great
3Proto-Finnicsuuribig, large
4Proto-Germanicstūra-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic stūra- →Every word from Proto-Finnic suuri →Every word from Finnish suuri →