Where does “suuliekki” come from?

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

suuliekki (Finnish): muzzle blast

Definitions

  1. muzzle blast

Ancestry of “suuliekki”, step by step

suuliekki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish liekki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliekkiflame; Short for liekkiviina
2Proto-Finnicleekkiflame
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →