Where does “möräkkä” come from?

möräkkä (Finnish) comes from English Morea, from Latin murēna, from Ancient Greek μύραινα — moray eel.

möräkkä (Finnish): low-pitched of voice

Definitions

  1. low-pitched of voice

Ancestry of “möräkkä”, step by step

möräkkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Morea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoreaparticularly under Turkish rule
2Latinmurēna—
3Ancient Greekμύραιναmoray eel

via Finnish akka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
2Proto-Finnicakkaold woman
Every word from Ancient Greek μύραινα →Every word from Latin murēna →Every word from English Morea →