Where does “suo” come from?

suo (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic soo, from Proto-Uralic towe — lake, pond.

suo (Karelian): swamp, bog, marsh, mire

Definitions

  1. swamp, bog, marsh, mire

Ancestry of “suo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsooswamp, marsh, bog
2Proto-Uralictowelake, pond
Every word from Proto-Uralic towe →Every word from Proto-Finnic soo →