Where does “saarnavirsi” come from?

saarnavirsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish virsi, from Proto-Finnic virci, from Proto-Finnic virti.

saarnavirsi (Finnish): hymn of preparation before a sermon

Definitions

  1. hymn of preparation before a sermon

Ancestry of “saarnavirsi”, step by step

saarnavirsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirsihymn, psalm or chant
2Proto-Finnicvircisong, poem
3Proto-Finnicvirti—

via Finnish saarna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaarnasermon
2Proto-Finnicsaarna—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśarnaincantation, speech
Every word from Proto-Finnic virti →