Where does “helkavirsi” come from?

helkavirsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish virsi, from Proto-Finnic virci, from Proto-Finnic virti.

helkavirsi (Finnish): Finnish poems that were told or written in...

Definitions

  1. Finnish poems that were told or written in...

Ancestry of “helkavirsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirsihymn, psalm or chant
2Proto-Finnicvircisong, poem
3Proto-Finnicvirti
Every word from Proto-Finnic virtiEvery word from Proto-Finnic virciEvery word from Finnish virsi