Where does “romaanisankari” come from?

romaanisankari (Finnish) comes from Finnish romaani, from Swedish roman — A novel.

romaanisankari (Finnish): protagonist of a novel

Definitions

  1. protagonist of a novel

Ancestry of “romaanisankari”, step by step

romaanisankari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish romaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishromaaninovel; Misspelling of romani
2SwedishromanA novel

via Finnish sankari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsankarihero, heroine; great capricorn beetle
2Old Swedishsangaresinger
Every word from Swedish roman →Every word from Finnish romaani →