Where does “syy” come from?

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

syy (Finnish): fibre; filament; grain

Definitions

  1. fibre; filament; grain

Ancestry of “syy”, step by step

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

Words derived from “syy”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →
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