Where does “syö” come from?

syö (Finnish) comes from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

syö (Finnish): Third-person singular indicative present form of...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular indicative present form of...

Ancestry of “syö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
2Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é
Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH-éEvery word from Proto-Finnic söödäkEvery word from Finnish syödä