Where does “verilöyly” come from?

verilöyly (Finnish) comes from Finnish veri, from Proto-Finnic veri, from Proto-Uralic were — blood.

verilöyly (Finnish): A massacre, bloodbath, carnage, bloodshed

Definitions

  1. A massacre, bloodbath, carnage, bloodshed

Ancestry of “verilöyly”, step by step

verilöyly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveriblood
2Proto-Finnicveriblood
3Proto-Uralicwereblood

via Finnish löyly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlöylythe steam that rises from the sauna stove or the...
2Proto-Finnicleülüsteam
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewlebreath, soul; spirit, soul
Every word from Proto-Uralic were →Every word from Proto-Finnic veri →Every word from Finnish veri →