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
- great, grand, major, macro-
Ancestry of “suur-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suuri | large; big; great |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | suuri | big, large |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stūra- | — |
Words derived from “suur-”