Where does “runosikermä” come from?
runosikermä (Finnish) comes from Finnish runo, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.
runosikermä (Finnish): poem medley
Ancestry of “runosikermä”, step by step
runosikermä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish sikermä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sikermä | cluster, group; medley |
| 2 | Finnish | siitä | Elative singular form of se; To be conceived;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sigit'ak | to be conceived |