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Where does “susi” come from?

susi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic suci, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

susi (Finnish): grey wolf; dud

Definitions

  1. grey wolf; dud

Ancestry of “susi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsuciwolf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

Words derived from “susi”

  • Sutela
  • koirasusi
  • hentosudenkorento
  • arabiansusi
  • irlanninsusikoira
  • sudennälkäinen
  • sudennälkä
  • sudenpentu
  • susimainen
  • tundrasusi
  • etiopiansusi
  • sudenkorento
  • punasusi
  • susijahti
  • ihmissusi
  • susilauma
  • maasusi
  • sudenmaito
  • susipari
  • susikoira
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