Where does “nauruherätys” come from?
nauruherätys (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauru, from English Nauru, from German Nauru, from Nauruan Naoero.
nauruherätys (Finnish): Laughing Revival
Ancestry of “nauruherätys”, step by step
nauruherätys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nauru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nauru | Laughter, laugh; The Nauru language |
| 2 | English | Nauru | Nauruan, the language of Nauru |
| 3 | German | Nauru | — |
| 4 | Nauruan | Naoero | — |
via Finnish herätys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herätys | wake-up, awakening; revival, awakening; reveille |
| 2 | Finnish | herättää | to wake up, awake(n) |
| 3 | Finnish | herätä | to awake, to wake up, to awaken; to arise, to be... |