Where does “virrensäkeistö” come from?

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

virrensäkeistö (Finnish): verse or stanza of a religious hymn

Definitions

  1. verse or stanza of a religious hymn

Ancestry of “virrensäkeistö”, step by step

virrensäkeistö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish säkeistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäkeistöstanza, strophe, staff, stave
2Finnishsäeline, verse
3Finnishsäiethread, strand, fibre, filament; thread; string
4Finnishsääweather; you; fiber, thread, strand
5Proto-Finnicsääweather
6Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair

via Finnish virsi

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