Where does “häälaulu” come from?

häälaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish laulu, from Proto-Finnic laulu, from Proto-Finnic lauladak — to sing.

häälaulu (Finnish): wedding song, epithalamium

Definitions

  1. wedding song, epithalamium

Ancestry of “häälaulu”, step by step

häälaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing

via Finnish häät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhäätWedding; As a former part of compound signifies...
2Middle Low Germanhægefeast, banquet
Every word from Proto-Finnic lauladak →