Where does “hirviösusi” come from?

hirviösusi (Finnish) comes from Finnish susi, from Proto-Finnic suci, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hirviösusi (Finnish): dire wolf

Definitions

  1. dire wolf

Ancestry of “hirviösusi”, step by step

hirviösusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish susi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsusigrey wolf; dud
2Proto-Finnicsuciwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Finnish hirviö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirviömonster
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Finnic suci →Every word from Finnish susi →