Where does “su” come from?
su (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.
su (Veps): cause; reason, motive
Ancestry of “su”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | süü | thread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | śuwe | mouth |