Where does “ruumissaarna” come from?

ruumissaarna (Finnish) comes from Finnish saarna, from Proto-Finnic saarna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarna — incantation, speech.

ruumissaarna (Finnish): funeral sermon

Definitions

  1. funeral sermon

Ancestry of “ruumissaarna”, step by step

ruumissaarna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saarna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaarnasermon
2Proto-Finnicsaarna—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśarnaincantation, speech

via Finnish ruumis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruumisbody; corpse, cadaver
2Proto-Finnicruumisbody
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarna →Every word from Proto-Finnic saarna →Every word from Finnish saarna →