Where does “kovasuinen” come from?

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

kovasuinen (Finnish): hard-mouthed

Definitions

  1. hard-mouthed

Ancestry of “kovasuinen”, step by step

kovasuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish kova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkovahard; strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard,...
2Proto-Finnickovahard
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →
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