Where does “sellosävellys” come from?

sellosävellys (Finnish) comes from Finnish sävellys, from Finnish säveltää, from Finnish sävel — tone; melody, tune; note.

sellosävellys (Finnish): cello composition

Definitions

  1. cello composition

Ancestry of “sellosävellys”, step by step

sellosävellys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sävellys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsävellyscomposition
2Finnishsäveltääto compose; to set to music
3Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note

via Finnish sello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsellocello
2Swedishcellocello
3Italiancello—
Every word from Finnish sävel →Every word from Finnish säveltää →Every word from Finnish sävellys →