Where does “sisu” come from?

sisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sisä-, from Proto-Finnic sicä, from Proto-Uralic śićä.

sisu (Finnish): perseverance, doggedness, stubbornness, grit,...

Definitions

  1. perseverance, doggedness, stubbornness, grit,...

Ancestry of “sisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisä-inner, internal, interior, inward; indoor; inland
2Proto-Finnicsicäinsides, inside
3Proto-Uralicśićä—

Words derived from “sisu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śićä →Every word from Finnish sisä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sicä →