Where does “surunlapsi” come from?

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

surunlapsi (Finnish): child that brings worry and sadness

Definitions

  1. child that brings worry and sadness

Ancestry of “surunlapsi”, step by step

surunlapsi 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 lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Finnish surra →