Where does “urkusävellys” come from?

urkusävellys (Finnish) comes from Finnish sävellys, from Finnish säveltää, from Finnish sävel — tone; melody, tune; note.

urkusävellys (Finnish): organ composition

Definitions

  1. organ composition

Ancestry of “urkusävellys”, step by step

urkusävellys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sävellys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsävellyscomposition
2Finnishsäveltääto compose; to set to music
3Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note

via Finnish urut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurutorgan
2Old Swedishorghor—
Every word from Finnish sävel →
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