Where does “suruasu” come from?
suruasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish suru, from Finnish surra, from Proto-Finnic surdak, from Finnish sure-.
suruasu (Finnish): A mourning
Ancestry of “suruasu”, step by step
suruasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suru | sorrow, grief, woe; Swedish Finn |
| 2 | Finnish | surra | To mourn, grieve |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | surdak | to die |
| 4 | Finnish | sure- | — |
via Finnish asu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asu | attire, dress, suit, raiment; form, figure,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |