Where does “stroofi” come from?

stroofi (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek στροφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

stroofi (Finnish): strophe; stanza

Definitions

  1. strophe; stanza

Ancestry of “stroofi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστροφήturning; revolving; twisting
2Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →