Where does “Es-duuri” come from?

Es-duuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish duuri, from German Dur, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

Es-duuri (Finnish): E-flat major

Definitions

  1. E-flat major

Ancestry of “Es-duuri”, step by step

Es-duuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish duuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishduurimajor; major key
2GermanDurmajor
3Latindūrus—
4Proto-Italicdūros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
6Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

via Finnish es

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishesE-flat
2GermanEsE-flat; id
3Middle High Germanëzit
4Old High Germaniȥit
5Proto-West Germanicitit
6Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →