Where does “suruvirsi” come from?
suruvirsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish suru, from Finnish surra, from Proto-Finnic surdak, from Finnish sure-.
suruvirsi (Finnish): elegy
Ancestry of “suruvirsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | suru | sorrow, grief, woe; Swedish Finn |
| 2 | Finnish | surra | To mourn, grieve |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | surdak | to die |
| 4 | Finnish | sure- | — |