Where does “tiheäsyinen” come from?

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

tiheäsyinen (Finnish): dense-grained

Definitions

  1. dense-grained

Ancestry of “tiheäsyinen”, step by step

tiheäsyinen 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 tiheä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiheädense, thick
2Proto-Finnictihedädense, thick
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish syy →