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Where does “suun” come from?

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

suun (Finnish): Genitive singular form of suu; of the mouth

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of suu; of the mouth

Ancestry of “suun”, step by step

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