Where does “tuppisuinen” come from?

tuppisuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuppisuu, from Finnish suu, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.

tuppisuinen (Finnish): closemouthed reticent, secretive or uncommunicative

Definitions

  1. closemouthed reticent, secretive or uncommunicative

Ancestry of “tuppisuinen”, step by step

tuppisuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuppisuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtuppisuuSilent Sam, mouse
2Finnishsuumouth
3Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
4Proto-Uralicśuwemouth

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →