Where does “suppusuu” come from?

suppusuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish suu, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.

suppusuu (Finnish): pursed mouth

Definitions

  1. pursed mouth

Ancestry of “suppusuu”, step by step

suppusuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuumouth
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth

via Finnish supussa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsupussatightly closed or pursed such as of lips; figuratively of being quiet

Words derived from “suppusuu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →