Where does “Suomi” come from?

Suomi (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic soomi — person from Southwest Finland.

Suomi (Karelian): Finnish language

Definitions

  1. Finnish language

Ancestry of “Suomi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsoomiperson from Southwest Finland
Every word from Proto-Finnic soomi