Where does “ruumiinsiunaus” come from?
ruumiinsiunaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish siunaus, from Finnish siunata, from Old Swedish sighna, from Old Norse signa, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
ruumiinsiunaus (Finnish): (religions) funeral service
Definitions
- (religions) funeral service
Ancestry of “ruumiinsiunaus”, step by step
ruumiinsiunaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siunaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siunaus | blessing |
| 2 | Finnish | siunata | to bless |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sighna | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | signa | to sink, slide down; to bless; to sign with the... |
| 5 | Latin | signō | to mark, sign |
| 6 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |