Where does “laulutapa” come from?

laulutapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish laulu, from Proto-Finnic laulu, from Proto-Finnic lauladak — to sing.

laulutapa (Finnish): way of singing

Definitions

  1. way of singing

Ancestry of “laulutapa”, step by step

laulutapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Finnic lauladak