Where does “suur-” come from?

suur- (Finnish) comes from Finnish suuri, from Proto-Finnic suuri, from Proto-Germanic stūra-.

suur- (Finnish): great, grand, major, macro-

Definitions

  1. great, grand, major, macro-

Ancestry of “suur-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuurilarge; big; great
2Proto-Finnicsuuribig, large
3Proto-Germanicstūra-—

Words derived from “suur-”

Every word from Proto-Germanic stūra- →Every word from Proto-Finnic suuri →Every word from Finnish suuri →