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Where does “syyte” come from?

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

syyte (Finnish): Accusation, charge, indictment

Definitions

  1. Accusation, charge, indictment

Ancestry of “syyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsyyttääTo blame , blame on, accuse; To accuse, charge,...
2Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
3Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
4Proto-Uralicśuwemouth

Words derived from “syyte”

  • syyteoikeus
  • syyteharkinta
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