Where does “syyrusto” come from?

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

syyrusto (Finnish): fibrocartilage

Definitions

  1. fibrocartilage

Ancestry of “syyrusto”, step by step

syyrusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth

via Finnish rusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrustocartilage; gristle
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish syy →