Where does “Iku-Turso” come from?

Iku-Turso (Finnish) comes from Finnish turso, from Finnish Tursas, from Proto-Germanic þurisaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.

Iku-Turso (Finnish): A malevolent sea monster

Definitions

  1. A malevolent sea monster

Ancestry of “Iku-Turso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtursosea monster
2FinnishTursasthe god of war
3Proto-Germanicþurisazgiant; demon; monster; name of the þ-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeantur-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tur- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurisaz →Every word from Finnish Tursas →