Where does “saarnastuoli” come from?

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

saarnastuoli (Finnish): A pulpit, ambo

Definitions

  1. A pulpit, ambo

Ancestry of “saarnastuoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaarnasermon
2Proto-Finnicsaarna—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśarnaincantation, speech
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śarna →Every word from Proto-Finnic saarna →Every word from Finnish saarna →