Where does “suuhela” come from?
suuhela (Finnish) comes from Finnish hela, from Finnish Koski, from Proto-Finnic koski, from Proto-Uralic kośke.
suuhela (Finnish): locket upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard
Definitions
- locket upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard
Ancestry of “suuhela”, step by step
suuhela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hela
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hela | mounting, fitting, bushing; bolster |
| 2 | Finnish | Koski | Any of a number of small places in Finland and Karelia |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | koski | a continuous series of relatively small... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kośke | — |
via Finnish suu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suu | mouth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | süü | thread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śuwe | mouth |