Where does “vuo” come from?

vuo (Finnish) comes from Polish wu — The name of the Latin-script letter W.

vuo (Finnish): flow; flux

Definitions

  1. flow; flux

Ancestry of “vuo”, step by step

vuo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwuThe name of the Latin-script letter W

via Proto-Finno-Ugric *voo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*voo

Words derived from “vuo

Every word from Polish wu
vuo — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer