Where does “seireeni” come from?

seireeni (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Σειρήν, from Ancient Greek σειρά, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

seireeni (Finnish): siren

Definitions

  1. siren

Ancestry of “seireeni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣειρήνSiren; Siren from Greek mythology
2Ancient Greekσειράcord, rope
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “seireeni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σειρά →Every word from Ancient Greek Σειρήν →