Where does “virsikannel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “virsikannel”, step by step

virsikannel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virsi

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

via Finnish kannel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkannelkantele
2Proto-Finnickanteleh—
Every word from Proto-Finnic virti →