Where does “syyhy” come from?
syyhy (Finnish) comes from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u.
syyhy (Finnish): scabies; mange, scab; A heavy and/or persistent...
Definitions
- scabies; mange, scab; A heavy and/or persistent...
Ancestry of “syyhy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -u | — |
Words derived from “syyhy”