Where does “suoristua” come from?
suoristua (Finnish) comes from Finnish suoristaa, from Finnish suora, from Proto-Finnic soora, from Arabic سُورَة — chapter of the Qur'an; sura.
suoristua (Finnish): to straighten
Ancestry of “suoristua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suoristaa | to straighten |
| 2 | Finnish | suora | straight; straight, direct, truthful, frank;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | soora | straight |
| 4 | Arabic | سُورَة | chapter of the Qur'an; sura |