Where does “мо́рж” come from?

мо́рж (Bulgarian) comes from Russian морж, from Finnish mursu, from Northern Sami morša, from Proto-Samic *moršë — walrus.

мо́рж (Bulgarian): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “мо́рж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianморжwalrus; winter swimmer, ice swimmer
2Finnishmursuwalrus
3Northern Samimoršawalrus
4Proto-Samic*moršëwalrus

Words derived from “мо́рж”

Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →Every word from Northern Sami morša →Every word from Finnish mursu →