Where does “kuolinsyy” come from?

kuolinsyy (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuolin-, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

kuolinsyy (Finnish): cause of death

Definitions

  1. cause of death

Ancestry of “kuolinsyy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuolin-prefix that denotes death, "of or relating to...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma

Words derived from “kuolinsyy

Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -inEvery word from Finnish kuolin-