Where does “rakkausruno” come from?

rakkausruno (Finnish) comes from Finnish runo, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.

rakkausruno (Finnish): love poem

Definitions

  1. love poem

Ancestry of “rakkausruno”, step by step

rakkausruno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish runo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunopoem; poetry; rune
2Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
3Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

via Finnish rakkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkauslove, affection
2Finnishrakasdear, beloved, cherished; eager, willing, greedy;...
3Proto-Finnicrak'asgreedy
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnō →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ →