Where does “surukirja” come from?

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

surukirja (Finnish): memorial guest book, funeral guest book; a book used for mourning for someone who has died; similar to a guest book, in which people can write comments to reminisce and/or express condolences

Definitions

  1. memorial guest book, funeral guest book; a book used for mourning for someone who has died; similar to a guest book, in which people can write comments to reminisce and/or express condolences

Ancestry of “surukirja”, step by step

surukirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurusorrow, grief, woe; Swedish Finn
2FinnishsurraTo mourn, grieve
3Proto-Finnicsurdakto die
4Finnishsure-—

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Finnish surra →