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Where does “suonen” come from?

suonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoni, from Proto-Finnic sooni, from Proto-Uralic sëne — vein, blood vessel; sinew.

suonen (Finnish): Genitive singular form of suoni; First-person...

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of suoni; First-person...

Ancestry of “suonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew
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