Where does “suukki” come from?

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

suukki (Finnish): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “suukki”, 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 →