Where does “ketjulaulu” come from?

ketjulaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

ketjulaulu (Finnish): round song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time

Definitions

  1. round song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time

Ancestry of “ketjulaulu”, step by step

ketjulaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-
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