Where does “säveltapailu” come from?

säveltapailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tapailu, from Finnish tapailla, from Finnish tavata, from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ — to stand still; to harden.

säveltapailu (Finnish): ear training, aural skill training; sight singing

Definitions

  1. ear training, aural skill training; sight singing

Ancestry of “säveltapailu”, step by step

säveltapailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tapailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapailudating, taking on a series of dates
2FinnishtapaillaTo date to take someone on a series of dates
3Finnishtavatato meet; to meet up; to find, to catch
4Swedishstavato spell; to write the individual letters of a...
5Swedishstava staff, a rod; a letter
6Old Swedishstaverstaff, cane
7Old Norsestafrstaff
8Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ
9Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
10Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Finnish sävel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic stabazEvery word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ