Where does “ovensuu” come from?

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

ovensuu (Finnish): doorway

Definitions

  1. doorway

Ancestry of “ovensuu”, step by step

ovensuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor

Words derived from “ovensuu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →