Where does “virrensäe” come from?

virrensäe (Finnish) comes from Finnish säe, from Finnish säie, from Finnish sää, from Proto-Finnic sää, from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe — air.

virrensäe (Finnish): line of a religious hymn

Definitions

  1. line of a religious hymn

Ancestry of “virrensäe”, step by step

virrensäe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish säe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäeline, verse
2Finnishsäiethread, strand, fibre, filament; thread; string
3Finnishsääweather; you; fiber, thread, strand
4Proto-Finnicsääweather
5Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair

via Finnish virsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirsihymn, psalm or chant
2Proto-Finnicvircisong, poem
3Proto-Finnicvirti—
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