Where does “sankaruus” come from?

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

sankaruus (Finnish): heroism, heroization

Definitions

  1. heroism, heroization

Ancestry of “sankaruus”, step by step

sankaruus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sankari

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Old Swedish sangare →Every word from Finnish sankari →