Where does “suuhinen” come from?

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

suuhinen (Finnish): reed part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments

Definitions

  1. reed part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments

Ancestry of “suuhinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuumouth
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →
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