Where does “syysuhde” come from?

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

Ancestry of “syysuhde”, step by step

syysuhde 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 suhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
2Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion

Words derived from “syysuhde

Every word from Proto-Uralic śuweEvery word from Proto-Finnic süüEvery word from Finnish syy