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
Ancestry of “saarnastuoli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saarna | sermon |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | saarna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śarna | incantation, speech |