Where does “lyyra” come from?

lyyra (Finnish) comes from Swedish lur, from Swedish lura, from Middle Low German luren.

lyyra (Finnish): lyre

Definitions

  1. lyre

Ancestry of “lyyra”, step by step

lyyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlura horn; an ear trumpet; a headphone, a headset
2Swedishlurato trick, to fool, to deceive, to lure; to stalk,...
3Middle Low Germanluren—

via Ancient Greek λύρᾱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλύρᾱa lyre

Words derived from “lyyra”

Every word from Middle Low German luren →Every word from Swedish lura →Every word from Swedish lur →