Where does “suijâ” come from?

suijâ (Inari Sami) comes from Finnish syy, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.

suijâ (Inari Sami): fault

Definitions

  1. fault

Ancestry of “suijâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyfibre; filament; grain
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Finnish syy →