Where does “surnuaed” come from?

surnuaed (Estonian) comes from Estonian surnu, from Estonian surema, from Proto-Finnic surdak, from Finnish sure-.

surnuaed (Estonian): cemetery, graveyard

Definitions

  1. cemetery, graveyard

Ancestry of “surnuaed”, step by step

surnuaed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian surnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansurnua dead person
2Estoniansuremato die
3Proto-Finnicsurdakto die
4Finnishsure-—

via Estonian aed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianaedgarden
2Proto-Finnicaitafence; garden?
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Estonian surema →