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Where does “surra” come from?

surra (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic surdak, from Finnish sure-.

surra (Finnish): To mourn, grieve

Definitions

  1. To mourn, grieve

Ancestry of “surra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsurdakto die
2Finnishsure-—

Words derived from “surra”

  • suruliputus
  • suruasu
  • suru
  • surumielinen
  • surumielisyys
  • surulaulu
  • suruntäyteinen
  • surullinen
  • suruvirsi
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