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Where does “runoilla” come from?

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

runoilla (Finnish): to write a poem or poems; to lie, to make...

Definitions

  1. to write a poem or poems; to lie, to make...

Ancestry of “runoilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunopoem; poetry; rune
2Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
3Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery

Words derived from “runoilla”

  • kansallisrunoilija
  • hovirunoilija
  • runoilija
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