Where does “tuppisuu” come from?
tuppisuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish suu, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.
tuppisuu (Finnish): Silent Sam, mouse
Ancestry of “tuppisuu”, step by step
tuppisuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suu | mouth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | süü | thread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śuwe | mouth |
via Finnish tuppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuppi | sheath; A card game popular in northern Finland,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | duppaz | hollow, bowl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰewb- | — |
Words derived from “tuppisuu”