Where does “sävelkulku” come from?

sävelkulku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.

sävelkulku (Finnish): melodic pattern

Definitions

  1. melodic pattern

Ancestry of “sävelkulku”, step by step

sävelkulku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

via Finnish sävel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note
Every word from Proto-Uralic kulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulkedak →Every word from Finnish kulkea →