Where does “sankarius” come from?

sankarius (Finnish) comes from Finnish sankari, from Old Swedish sangare — singer.

sankarius (Finnish): Alternative form of sankaruus

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sankaruus

Ancestry of “sankarius”, step by step

sankarius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sankari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsankarihero, heroine; great capricorn beetle
2Old Swedishsangaresinger

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Old Swedish sangareEvery word from Finnish sankari