Where does “surunappi” come from?

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

surunappi (Finnish): mourning button

Definitions

  1. mourning button

Ancestry of “surunappi”, step by step

surunappi 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 näppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäppithe tips of the thumb and another finger or...
2Proto-Finnicnäppifingertip, finger
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Finnish surra →