Where does “virsitaulu” come from?

virsitaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish taulu, from Swedish tavla, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

virsitaulu (Finnish): hymnboard, hymn board signboard in a church indicating which hymns are to be sung

Definitions

  1. hymnboard, hymn board signboard in a church indicating which hymns are to be sung

Ancestry of “virsitaulu”, step by step

virsitaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaulupainting; picture, print etc., especially a...
2Swedishtavlaa painting; piece of painted canvas; a picture...
3Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
4Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

via Finnish virsi

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