Where does “suursuu” come from?

suursuu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian suu, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.

suursuu (Ingrian): pelican eel

Definitions

  1. pelican eel

Ancestry of “suursuu”, step by step

suursuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian suu

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

via Ingrian suur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansuurbig
2Proto-Finnicsuuribig, large
3Proto-Germanicstūra-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śuwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic süü →Every word from Ingrian suu →
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