Where does “hirmusuuri” come from?

hirmusuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish suuri, from Proto-Finnic suuri, from Proto-Germanic stūra-.

hirmusuuri (Finnish): massive, super big

Definitions

  1. massive, super big

Ancestry of “hirmusuuri”, step by step

hirmusuuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuurilarge; big; great
2Proto-Finnicsuuribig, large
3Proto-Germanicstūra-—

via Finnish hirmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirmumonster; fright; very, really, extremely; usually...
2Proto-Finnichirmufright, terror, fear
Every word from Proto-Germanic stūra- →Every word from Proto-Finnic suuri →Every word from Finnish suuri →