Where does “suupala” come from?

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

suupala (Finnish): bite

Definitions

  1. bite

Ancestry of “suupala”, step by step

suupala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian suu

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

via Ingrian pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpalapiece, bit
2Proto-Finnicpalabit
3Proto-Uralicpalabit

via Finnish pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalapiece, bit; lump, chunk; block
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Ingrian suu →