Where does “syy-yhteys” come from?

syy-yhteys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhteys, from Finnish yksi, from Proto-Finnic ükci, from Proto-Uralic ükte — one.

syy-yhteys (Finnish): causal link

Definitions

  1. causal link

Ancestry of “syy-yhteys”, step by step

syy-yhteys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yhteys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhteysconnection; access, connection; contact
2Finnishyksione
3Proto-Finnicükcione
4Proto-Uralicükteone

via Finnish syy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Uralic ükte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ükci →Every word from Finnish yksi →