Where does “surureuna” come from?

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

surureuna (Finnish): a black border used to represent mourning, such as on obituaries

Definitions

  1. a black border used to represent mourning, such as on obituaries

Ancestry of “surureuna”, step by step

surureuna 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 reuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreunarim; brink, edge, border; boundary
2Proto-Finnicreunaedge
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Finnish surra →
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