Where does “runosäe” come from?
runosäe (Finnish) comes from Finnish säe, from Finnish säie, from Finnish sää, from Proto-Finnic sää, from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe — air.
runosäe (Finnish): line of poetry
Ancestry of “runosäe”, step by step
runosäe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säe | line, verse |
| 2 | Finnish | säie | thread, strand, fibre, filament; thread; string |
| 3 | Finnish | sää | weather; you; fiber, thread, strand |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sää | weather |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | säŋe | air |
via Finnish runo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | runo | poem; poetry; rune |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚱᚢᚾᛟ | secret, mystery; rune |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rūnō | secret, mystery; rune |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | rūnā | secret, mystery |