Where does “rippisaarna” come from?

rippisaarna (Finnish) comes from Finnish saarna, from Proto-Finnic saarna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarna — incantation, speech.

rippisaarna (Finnish): confession sermon

Definitions

  1. confession sermon

Ancestry of “rippisaarna”, step by step

rippisaarna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saarna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaarnasermon
2Proto-Finnicsaarna—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśarnaincantation, speech

via Finnish rippi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrippiA confession; A confirmation; A Communion
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarna →Every word from Proto-Finnic saarna →Every word from Finnish saarna →