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Where does “suisto” come from?

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

suisto (Finnish): A river delta

Definitions

  1. A river delta

Ancestry of “suisto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “suisto”

  • suistokrokotiili
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