Where does “saarnapönttö” come from?

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

saarnapönttö (Finnish): pulpit

Definitions

  1. pulpit

Ancestry of “saarnapönttö”, step by step

saarnapönttö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish saarna

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

via Finnish pönttö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpönttöbin, can; blockhead; toilet
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarna →Every word from Proto-Finnic saarna →Every word from Finnish saarna →