Where does “susi” come from?
susi (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic suci, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
susi (Võro): wolf, grey wolf
Ancestry of “susi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | suci | wolf |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |