Where does “suwa-” come from?
suwa- (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian suHáti, from Proto-Indo-European suh₁-é-ti, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
Ancestry of “suwa-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | suHáti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | suh₁-é-ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
Words derived from “suwa-”