Where does “alkusäe” come from?
alkusäe (Finnish) comes from Finnish säe, from Finnish säie, from Finnish sää, from Proto-Finnic sää, from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe — air.
alkusäe (Finnish): opening rhyme, opening line
Definitions
- opening rhyme, opening line
Ancestry of “alkusäe”, step by step
alkusäe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säe | line, verse |
| 2 | Finnish | säie | thread, strand, fibre, filament; thread; string |
| 3 | Finnish | sää | weather; you; fiber, thread, strand |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sää | weather |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | säŋe | air |
via Finnish alku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alku | start, beginning, inception, incipience; first,... |
| 2 | Finnish | alkaa | to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |