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Where does “virsi” come from?

virsi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic virci, from Proto-Finnic virti.

virsi (Finnish): hymn, psalm or chant

Definitions

  1. hymn, psalm or chant

Ancestry of “virsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvircisong, poem
2Proto-Finnicvirti—

Words derived from “virsi”

  • valitusvirsi
  • virsikirja
  • ainevirsi
  • suruvirsi
  • päivän virsi
  • helkavirsi
  • itkuvirsi
  • hautajaisvirsi
Every word from Proto-Finnic virti →