Where does “muinaisruno” come from?
muinaisruno (Finnish) comes from Finnish muinainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
muinaisruno (Finnish): ancient poem; ancient Finnic rune
Definitions
- ancient poem; ancient Finnic rune
Ancestry of “muinaisruno”, step by step
muinaisruno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muinainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muinainen | ancient |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish runo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | runo | poem; poetry; rune |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚱᚢᚾᛟ | secret, mystery; rune |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rūnō | secret, mystery; rune |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | rūnā | secret, mystery |