Where does “suuaukko” come from?

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

suuaukko (Finnish): mouth, stoma, opening

Definitions

  1. mouth, stoma, opening

Ancestry of “suuaukko”, step by step

suuaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →