Where does “suoruus” come from?

suoruus (Finnish) comes from Finnish suora, from Proto-Finnic soora, from Arabic سُورَة — chapter of the Qur'an; sura.

suoruus (Finnish): straightness, rectitude; candor

Definitions

  1. straightness, rectitude; candor

Ancestry of “suoruus”, step by step

suoruus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuorastraight; straight, direct, truthful, frank;...
2Proto-Finnicsoorastraight
3Arabicسُورَةchapter of the Qur'an; sura

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Arabic سُورَة →Every word from Proto-Finnic soora →Every word from Finnish suora →