Where does “tuppisuuna” come from?

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

tuppisuuna (Finnish): tongue-tied

Definitions

  1. tongue-tied

Ancestry of “tuppisuuna”, step by step

tuppisuuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish tuppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuppisheath; A card game popular in northern Finland,...
2Proto-Germanicduppazhollow, bowl
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰewb-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →