Where does “itkuvirsi” come from?

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

itkuvirsi (Finnish): a type of singing while crying in a specific...

Definitions

  1. a type of singing while crying in a specific...

Ancestry of “itkuvirsi”, step by step

itkuvirsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirsihymn, psalm or chant
2Proto-Finnicvircisong, poem
3Proto-Finnicvirti—

via Finnish itku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitkucry, crying
2Proto-Finnicitkucry
Every word from Proto-Finnic virti →Every word from Proto-Finnic virci →Every word from Finnish virsi →