Where does “siunaus” come from?

siunaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish siunata, from Old Swedish sighna, from Old Norse signa, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

siunaus (Finnish): blessing

Definitions

  1. blessing

Ancestry of “siunaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiunatato bless
2Old Swedishsighna—
3Old Norsesignato sink, slide down; to bless; to sign with the...
4Latinsignōto mark, sign
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “siunaus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →