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Where does “suurin” come from?

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

suurin (Finnish): Instructive plural form of suuri; superlative...

Definitions

  1. Instructive plural form of suuri; superlative...

Ancestry of “suurin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuurilarge; big; great
2Proto-Finnicsuuribig, large
3Proto-Germanicstūra-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic stūra- →