Where does “viihdemusiikki” come from?

viihdemusiikki (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,...

viihdemusiikki (Finnish): easy listening

Definitions

  1. easy listening

Ancestry of “viihdemusiikki”, step by step

viihdemusiikki 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 viihde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviihdeentertainment
2Finnishviihtyäto get on, get along, enjoy; to enjoy oneself; to...
3Proto-Finnicviihtüdäk—
Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →Every word from Ancient Greek μουσική →Every word from Latin mūsica →