Where does “sopraanoavain” come from?

sopraanoavain (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopraano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

sopraanoavain (Finnish): soprano clef

Definitions

  1. soprano clef

Ancestry of “sopraanoavain”, step by step

sopraanoavain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sopraano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopraanosoprano
2Italiansopranoa singer, commonly a woman, with a register...
3Vulgar Latinsuperanus
4Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
5Latineks-uper
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Finnish avain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavainkey; code; clef, used especially in compound...
2Finnishavatato open; to unwrap; to turn on
3Proto-Finnicavait'akto open
4Proto-Finno-Ugricaŋa-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér