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
- oral channel
Ancestry of “suuväylä”, step by step
suuväylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suu | mouth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | süü | thread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śuwe | mouth |
via Finnish väylä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väylä | any route one can travel, especially one that is... |