Where does “harvasyinen” come from?

harvasyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish syy, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.

harvasyinen (Finnish): loose-grained

Definitions

  1. loose-grained

Ancestry of “harvasyinen”, step by step

harvasyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth

via Finnish harva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharvainfrequent, sparse; thin; loose
2Proto-Finnicharvasparse
3Proto-Finno-Ugricšorwa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish syy →