Where does “duurisointu” come from?

duurisointu (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.

duurisointu (Finnish): major chord

Definitions

  1. major chord

Ancestry of “duurisointu”, step by step

duurisointu 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 Sointu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSointuchord
2Finnishsointuato harmonize, to tune; Partitive singular form...
3Finnishsoidato sound; to ring
4Proto-Finnicsoidakto sound, to ring (to produce a sound)
5Proto-Finno-Ugricśoje—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Italic dūros →