Where does “runoilu” come from?

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

runoilu (Finnish): writing a poem or poems

Definitions

  1. writing a poem or poems

Ancestry of “runoilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunoillato write a poem or poems; to lie, to make...
2Finnishrunopoem; poetry; rune
3Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟsecret, mystery; rune
4Proto-Germanicrūnōsecret, mystery; rune
5Proto-Celticrūnāsecret, mystery
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →Every word from Proto-Germanic rūnō →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ →