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Where does “saarna” come from?

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

saarna (Finnish): sermon

Definitions

  1. sermon

Ancestry of “saarna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “saarna”

  • saarnaaminen
  • saarnastuoli
  • saarnamies
  • saarnaaja
  • saarnata
  • lähetyssaarnaaja-asento
  • lähetyssaarnaaja
  • saarnateltta
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