Where does “tuonela” come from?
tuonela (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuoni, from Proto-Finnic tooni, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tuonela (Finnish): A mythical place where all people go after death,...
Definitions
- A mythical place where all people go after death,...
Ancestry of “tuonela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuoni | death; netherworld |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tooni | death; underworld |
| 3 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |