Where does “koraalisävelmä” come from?
koraalisävelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sävelmä, from Finnish -lma, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.
koraalisävelmä (Finnish): chorale melody, chorale tune
Definitions
- chorale melody, chorale tune
Ancestry of “koraalisävelmä”, step by step
koraalisävelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sävelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sävelmä | melody, tune |
| 2 | Finnish | -lma | Forms nouns, mostly from verbs |
| 3 | Finnish | -ella | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -eldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -le- | — |
via Finnish koraali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koraali | choral, chorale |
| 2 | Latin | choralis | — |
| 3 | Latin | chorus | chorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |