Where does “runousoppi” come from?
runousoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish runous, from Finnish runo, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ, from Proto-Germanic rūnō, from Proto-Celtic rūnā — secret, mystery.
runousoppi (Finnish): poetics
Ancestry of “runousoppi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | runous | poetry |
| 2 | Finnish | runo | poem; poetry; rune |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚱᚢᚾᛟ | secret, mystery; rune |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rūnō | secret, mystery; rune |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rūnā | secret, mystery |