Where does “marmorisorsa” come from?

marmorisorsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish marmori, from Swedish marmor, from German Marmor, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marmorisorsa (Finnish): marbled duck

Definitions

  1. marbled duck

Ancestry of “marmorisorsa”, step by step

marmorisorsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish marmori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarmorimarble
2Swedishmarmormarble; rock of crystalline limestone
3GermanMarmormarble
4Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
5Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
6Indo-European*mer-—

via Finnish Sorsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSorsaduck bird of the
2Proto-Finnicsorsaduck, mallard
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →