Where does “marsu” come from?
marsu (Finnish) comes from Swedish marsvin, from German Meerschwein, from Middle High German merswīn, from Old High German meriswīn, from Proto-West Germanic mariswīn, from Proto-Germanic mariswīną, from Proto-Germanic swīną, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
marsu (Finnish): guinea pig, cavy
Ancestry of “marsu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | marsvin | a guinea pig |
| 2 | German | Meerschwein | porpoise; guinea pig |
| 3 | Middle High German | merswīn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | meriswīn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mariswīn | mereswine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mariswīną | mereswine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swīną | swine, pig |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |