Where does “riimiruno” come from?

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

riimiruno (Finnish): rhyming poem

Definitions

  1. rhyming poem

Ancestry of “riimiruno”, step by step

riimiruno 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 riimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriimirhyme
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnō →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ →
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