Where does “sysimusta” come from?
sysimusta (Finnish) comes from Finnish sysi, from Proto-Finnic süci, from Proto-Uralic śüde — coal.
sysimusta (Finnish): pitch black
Ancestry of “sysimusta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sysi | piece of charcoal; charcoal; Third-person... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | süci | coal, charcoal |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śüde | coal |