Where does “syyttää” come from?

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

syyttää (Finnish): to blame, blame (something) on, accuse

Definitions

  1. to blame, blame (something) on, accuse

Ancestry of “syyttää”, step by step

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

Words derived from “syyttää

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