Where does “suomuinen” come from?
suomuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish suomu, from Proto-Finnic soomu, from Proto-Uralic śëme — scale.
suomuinen (Finnish): scaly, squamous
Ancestry of “suomuinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suomu | scale |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | soomu | scale |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śëme | scale |