Where does “kiitosvirsi” come from?

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

kiitosvirsi (Finnish): hymn of praise

Definitions

  1. hymn of praise

Ancestry of “kiitosvirsi”, step by step

kiitosvirsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virsi

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

via Finnish kiitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiitosthank you; thank
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kiit'os—
Every word from Proto-Finnic virti →Every word from Proto-Finnic virci →Every word from Finnish virsi →