Where does “sävellystyyli” come from?

sävellystyyli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyli, from Swedish styl, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

sävellystyyli (Finnish): (music) composition style

Definitions

  1. (music) composition style

Ancestry of “sävellystyyli”, step by step

sävellystyyli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyylistyle
2Swedishstyl—
3LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Finnish sävellys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsävellyscomposition
2Finnishsäveltääto compose; to set to music
3Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin stilus →Every word from Swedish styl →