Where does “seireeninlaulu” come from?

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

seireeninlaulu (Finnish): siren song

Definitions

  1. siren song

Ancestry of “seireeninlaulu”, step by step

seireeninlaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seireeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseireenisiren
2Ancient GreekΣειρήνSiren; Siren from Greek mythology
3Ancient Greekσειράcord, rope
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →