Where does “runodraama” come from?
runodraama (Finnish) comes from Finnish draama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.
runodraama (Finnish): poetic drama
Definitions
- poetic drama
Ancestry of “runodraama”, step by step
runodraama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish draama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | draama | drama |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δρᾶμα | a deed, act; one of the three types of ancient... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δράω | I act, I take action, I achieve |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | dráwō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dréwh₂-eti | to run, act |