Where does “suuväylä” come from?

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

suuväylä (Finnish): oral channel

Definitions

  1. oral channel

Ancestry of “suuväylä”, step by step

suuväylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish väylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväyläany route one can travel, especially one that is...
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuweEvery word from Proto-Finnic süüEvery word from Finnish suu
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