Where does “karmeliittasisar” come from?

karmeliittasisar (Finnish) comes from Finnish sisar, from Proto-Finnic sesar, from Proto-Balto-Slavic swésō, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

karmeliittasisar (Finnish): Carmelite sister, Carmelite nun

Definitions

  1. Carmelite sister, Carmelite nun

Ancestry of “karmeliittasisar”, step by step

karmeliittasisar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sisar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisarsister
2Proto-Finnicsesarsister
3Proto-Balto-Slavicswésōsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Finnish karmeliitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkarmeliittaCarmelite
2Medieval LatinCarmelita—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →