Where does “surmanenkeli” come from?

surmanenkeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish enkeli, from Old Swedish ängil, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

surmanenkeli (Finnish): evil angel, destroying angel, angel of death

Definitions

  1. evil angel, destroying angel, angel of death

Ancestry of “surmanenkeli”, step by step

surmanenkeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish enkeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishenkeliangel
2Old Swedishängil
3LatinAngelusangel
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger

via Finnish surma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsurmaA violent death, mainly used of humans;...
2Proto-Finnicsurmadeath
3Proto-Uralic*śurma
Every word from Latin angelusEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελοςEvery word from Old Norse engill