Where does “*süü” come from?
*süü (Proto-Finno-Ugric) comes from Proto-Uralic süji, from Proto-Slavic svojь, from Proto-Indo-European swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
Ancestry of “*süü”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | süji | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | svojь | one's own |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |