Where does “virsiseurat” come from?

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

virsiseurat (Finnish): circles in which (religious) hymns are sung

Definitions

  1. circles in which (religious) hymns are sung

Ancestry of “virsiseurat”, step by step

virsiseurat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virsi

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

via Finnish seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
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