Where does “kohdunsuu” come from?

kohdunsuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish suu, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.

kohdunsuu (Finnish): os either end of the cervix

Definitions

  1. os either end of the cervix

Ancestry of “kohdunsuu”, step by step

kohdunsuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuumouth
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth

via Finnish kohtu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtuwomb
2Proto-Finnickoktuwomb
3Proto-Finno-Permickoktɜ
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuweEvery word from Proto-Finnic süüEvery word from Finnish suu