Where does “suruvaippa” come from?

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

suruvaippa (Finnish): mourning cloak

Definitions

  1. mourning cloak

Ancestry of “suruvaippa”, step by step

suruvaippa 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 vaippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaippadiaper, nappy, napkin; tunic; mantle
2Proto-Finnicvaippabedspread; blanket
3Proto-Germanicwaipaz—
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Finnish surra →