Where does “surusormus” come from?

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

surusormus (Finnish): mourning ring

Definitions

  1. mourning ring

Ancestry of “surusormus”, step by step

surusormus 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 sormus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormusring
2Proto-Finnicsormusring (finger ring)
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Finnish surra →