Where does “surunauha” come from?

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

surunauha (Finnish): a mourning band or ribbon, often black

Definitions

  1. a mourning band or ribbon, often black

Ancestry of “surunauha”, step by step

surunauha 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 nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Finnish surra →