Where does “sudja” come from?

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

sudja (Northern Sami): reason

Definitions

  1. reason

Ancestry of “sudja”, 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 →
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