Where does “suuhygienisti” come from?

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

suuhygienisti (Finnish): oral hygienist

Definitions

  1. oral hygienist

Ancestry of “suuhygienisti”, step by step

suuhygienisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish hygienisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhygienistihygienist
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →
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