Where does “loitsuruno” come from?

loitsuruno (Finnish) comes from Finnish loitsu, from Finnish loitsia, from Finnish luoda, from Proto-Finnic löödäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.

loitsuruno (Finnish): incantation in the form of a poem

Definitions

  1. incantation in the form of a poem

Ancestry of “loitsuruno”, step by step

loitsuruno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loitsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloitsuspell, incantation
2Finnishloitsiato cast a spell, enchant, incant
3Finnishluodato create; to shovel; to shed
4Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
5Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

via Finnish runo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunopoem; poetry; rune
2Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
3Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic löödäk →Every word from Finnish luoda →