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Where does “suujarru” come from?

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

suujarru (Finnish): A muzzle brake

Definitions

  1. A muzzle brake

Ancestry of “suujarru”, step by step

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