Where does “sukuelin” come from?

sukuelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

sukuelin (Finnish): genital, reproductive organ, sex organ

Definitions

  1. genital, reproductive organ, sex organ

Ancestry of “sukuelin”, step by step

sukuelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish elin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelinorgan of an organism; governmental body; member
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish suku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukuextended family, kin; genus; gender
2Proto-Finnicsukukin, extended family

Words derived from “sukuelin

Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -inEvery word from Finnish elin