Where does “suonisto” come from?

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

suonisto (Finnish): system of blood vessels, vascular system

Definitions

  1. system of blood vessels, vascular system

Ancestry of “suonisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuonivein; Short for verisuoni; tendon, sinew; still...
2Proto-Finnicsoonisinew
3Proto-Uralicsënevein, blood vessel; sinew
Every word from Proto-Uralic sëne →Every word from Proto-Finnic sooni →Every word from Finnish suoni →