Where does “siveyssormus” come from?

siveyssormus (Finnish) comes from Finnish siveys, from Finnish siveä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa.

siveyssormus (Finnish): purity ring, abstinence ring, chastity ring ring representing a Christian religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage

Definitions

  1. purity ring, abstinence ring, chastity ring ring representing a Christian religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage

Ancestry of “siveyssormus”, step by step

siveyssormus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siveys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiveysmorality; chastity
2Finnishsiveächaste; modest
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśiwa—

via Finnish sormus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormusring
2Proto-Finnicsormusring (finger ring)
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa →Every word from Finnish siveä →Every word from Finnish siveys →