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Where does “syys” come from?

syys (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic süksü, from Proto-Uralic sükśe, from French succès, from Middle French succes, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.

syys (Finnish): autumn, fall; Abbreviation of syyskuu

Definitions

  1. autumn, fall; Abbreviation of syyskuu

Ancestry of “syys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsüksüautumn, fall
2Proto-Uralicsükśeautumn
3Frenchsuccèssuccess; achievement
4Middle Frenchsuccessuccess
5Latinsuccessuscourse, flow , approach, outcome, success;...
6Latinsuccēdere—
7Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
8Proto-Italicsupo—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “syys”

  • syyskuu
  • syyskausi
  • syysvehnä
  • syys-
  • syys
  • syyspäiväntasaus
  • syyssade
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