Where does “sigma-uros” come from?
sigma-uros (Finnish) comes from Finnish uros, from Proto-Finnic uros, from Proto-Finno-Ugric urɜ — man, male.
sigma-uros (Finnish): sigma male
Ancestry of “sigma-uros”, step by step
sigma-uros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish uros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uros | male, especially of mammalian species; man, hero |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | uros | male; man |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | urɜ | man, male |
via Finnish sigma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sigma | sigma Greek letter |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σίγμα | sigma, the name for the eighteenth letter Σ, σ of the Ancient Greek alphabet |