Where does “hihansuu” come from?

hihansuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiha, from Proto-Finnic hiha, from Proto-Finno-Permic šiša, from Proto-Finno-Permic iša.

hihansuu (Finnish): sleeve cuff

Definitions

  1. sleeve cuff

Ancestry of “hihansuu”, step by step

hihansuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihasleeve or an arm of a shirt, jacket etc; maunch
2Proto-Finnichihasleeve
3Proto-Finno-Permicšiša—
4Proto-Finno-Permiciša—

via Finnish suu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuumouth
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic iša →Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic šiša →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiha →