Where does “runolaulu” come from?

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

runolaulu (Finnish): rune singing; singing of runes traditional Finnic folk poetry

Definitions

  1. rune singing; singing of runes traditional Finnic folk poetry

Ancestry of “runolaulu”, step by step

runolaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish runo

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

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing
Every word from Proto-Celtic rūnā →