Where does “suruvirsi” come from?

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

suruvirsi (Finnish): elegy

Definitions

  1. elegy

Ancestry of “suruvirsi”, step by step

suruvirsi 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 virsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirsihymn, psalm or chant
2Proto-Finnicvircisong, poem
3Proto-Finnicvirti—
Every word from Finnish sure- →Every word from Proto-Finnic surdak →Every word from Finnish surra →