Where does “suurisuinen” come from?

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

suurisuinen (Finnish): large-mouthed

Definitions

  1. large-mouthed

Ancestry of “suurisuinen”, step by step

suurisuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish suuri

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

Words derived from “suurisuinen

Every word from Proto-Uralic śuweEvery word from Proto-Finnic süüEvery word from Finnish suu