Where does “mörssäri” come from?

mörssäri (Finnish) comes from Swedish mörsare, from German Mörser, from Old High German morsāri, from Latin mortarium, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mörssäri (Finnish): mortar; shot putter

Definitions

  1. mortar; shot putter

Ancestry of “mörssäri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmörsaremortar
2GermanMörsermortar; mortar and pestle
3Old High Germanmorsāri—
4Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mörssäri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin mortarium →Every word from Old High German morsāri →