Where does “sydänsuru” come from?

sydänsuru (Finnish) comes from Finnish suru, from Finnish surra, from Proto-Finnic surdak, from Finnish sure-.

sydänsuru (Finnish): heartache

Definitions

  1. heartache

Ancestry of “sydänsuru”, step by step

sydänsuru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurusorrow, grief, woe; Swedish Finn
2FinnishsurraTo mourn, grieve
3Proto-Finnicsurdakto die
4Finnishsure-—

via Finnish sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Finnish surra →