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Where does “suomi” come from?

suomi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic soomi.

suomi (Finnish): The Finnish language; Third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. The Finnish language; Third-person singular...

Ancestry of “suomi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsoomi—

Words derived from “suomi”

  • suomentaa
  • tornionlaaksonsuomi
  • amerikansuomi
  • suomenkielinen
  • suoma
  • suomlingvano
Every word from Proto-Finnic soomi →