Where does “hyllysuo” come from?
hyllysuo (Finnish) comes from Finnish suo, from Finnish Mäki, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
hyllysuo (Finnish): swamp, bog type of wetland: land area covered with wet, spongy, difficult-to-walk soil consisting of decayed vegetation, particularly sphagnum moss
Definitions
- swamp, bog type of wetland: land area covered with wet, spongy, difficult-to-walk soil consisting of decayed vegetation, particularly sphagnum moss
Ancestry of “hyllysuo”, step by step
hyllysuo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suo | swamp, bog, marsh, mire; Third-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | Mäki | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 3 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 4 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish hyllyä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyllyä | to shake, jiggle, wiggle to move softly from side to side |