Where does “kollageenisyy” come from?

kollageenisyy (Finnish) comes from Finnish syy, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.

kollageenisyy (Finnish): collagen fiber

Definitions

  1. collagen fiber

Ancestry of “kollageenisyy”, step by step

kollageenisyy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth

via Finnish kollageeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkollageenicollagen
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish syy →
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