Where does “ylössuin” come from?

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

ylössuin (Finnish): face-up, top side up

Definitions

  1. face-up, top side up

Ancestry of “ylössuin”, step by step

ylössuin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suu

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

via Finnish ylös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylösup, upward
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish suu →