Where does “riemulaulu” come from?

riemulaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish laulu, from Proto-Finnic laulu, from Proto-Finnic lauladak — to sing.

riemulaulu (Finnish): song of rejoice or triumph

Definitions

  1. song of rejoice or triumph

Ancestry of “riemulaulu”, step by step

riemulaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing

via Finnish riemu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriemujoy, elation, glee
2Proto-Finnicreemujoy, happiness
Every word from Proto-Finnic lauladak →
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