Where does “mahansuu” come from?

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

mahansuu (Finnish): cardia of the stomach

Definitions

  1. cardia of the stomach

Ancestry of “mahansuu”, step by step

mahansuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish maha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahabelly
2Proto-Finnicmahastomach, belly
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →