Where does “tunnusmusiikki” come from?

tunnusmusiikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish musiikki, from Swedish musik, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

tunnusmusiikki (Finnish): theme music

Definitions

  1. theme music

Ancestry of “tunnusmusiikki”, step by step

tunnusmusiikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish musiikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmusiikkimusic
2Swedishmusikmusic
3Latinmūsica—
4Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
5Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

via Finnish tunnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnusmarking; insignia, emblem, seal, banner; sign,...
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know
Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →Every word from Ancient Greek μουσική →Every word from Latin mūsica →