Where does “suusta-suuhun” come from?

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

suusta-suuhun (Finnish): mouth-to-mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth-to-mouth

Ancestry of “suusta-suuhun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuumouth
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →