Where does “joukkoitsemurha” come from?
joukkoitsemurha (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsemurha, from Swedish självmord, from German Selbstmord, from German mord, from Middle High German mort, from Old High German mord, from Old English morþ, from Old Norse morð — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
joukkoitsemurha (Finnish): A mass suicide
Definitions
- A mass suicide
Ancestry of “joukkoitsemurha”, step by step
joukkoitsemurha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish itsemurha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itsemurha | suicide |
| 2 | Swedish | självmord | suicide |
| 3 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 4 | German | mord | murder |
| 5 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 6 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 7 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 8 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |