Where does “suunvuoro” come from?

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

suunvuoro (Finnish): opportunity to speak

Definitions

  1. opportunity to speak

Ancestry of “suunvuoro”, step by step

suunvuoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish vuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuoroturn; shift; A means of transportation that runs...
2Proto-Finnicvooroturn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work)
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuweEvery word from Proto-Finnic süüEvery word from Finnish suu
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