Where does “ringmängulaul” come from?

ringmängulaul (Estonian) comes from Estonian laul, from Proto-Finnic leülü, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewle — breath, soul; spirit, soul.

ringmängulaul (Estonian): ring game song

Definitions

  1. ring game song

Ancestry of “ringmängulaul”, step by step

ringmängulaul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian laul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlaulsong; The act of singing
2Proto-Finnicleülüsteam
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewlebreath, soul; spirit, soul

via Estonian ringmäng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianringmäng—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewle →Every word from Proto-Finnic leülü →Every word from Estonian laul →