Where does “syyrusto” come from?
syyrusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish syy, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.
syyrusto (Finnish): fibrocartilage
Ancestry of “syyrusto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | syy | fibre; filament; grain |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | süü | thread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śuwe | mouth |