Where does “suupuoli” come from?

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

suupuoli (Finnish): the side where something opens, like the mouth of a river

Definitions

  1. the side where something opens, like the mouth of a river

Ancestry of “suupuoli”, step by step

suupuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
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