Where does “kuorolaulaja” come from?

kuorolaulaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuoro, from Swedish kör, from French chœur, from Middle French Cuer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

kuorolaulaja (Finnish): chorister singer in a choir

Definitions

  1. chorister singer in a choir

Ancestry of “kuorolaulaja”, step by step

kuorolaulaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuoro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuorochoir
2Swedishkörchoir; singing group
3Frenchchœurchorus; choir
4Middle FrenchCuerchoir
5Latinchoruschorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers
6Ancient Greekχορόςdance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Finnish laulaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulajasinger
2Finnish-ja-er
3Proto-Finnic-jaForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-jaForms the present participle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Ancient Greek χορόςEvery word from Latin chorus