Where does “virsikirja” come from?

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

virsikirja (Finnish): hymnal, hymnary, hymnbook; wing and wing, goose...

Definitions

  1. hymnal, hymnary, hymnbook; wing and wing, goose...

Ancestry of “virsikirja”, step by step

virsikirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virsi

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

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern

Words derived from “virsikirja”

Every word from Proto-Finnic virti →Every word from Proto-Finnic virci →Every word from Finnish virsi →