Where does “surulaulu” come from?

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

surulaulu (Finnish): dirge, elegy, requiem, threnody

Definitions

  1. dirge, elegy, requiem, threnody

Ancestry of “surulaulu”, step by step

surulaulu 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 laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Finnish surra →
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