Where does “marto” come from?

marto (Finnish) comes from Finnish marras, from Proto-Finnic mardas, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tás.

marto (Finnish): infertile unable to reproduce

Definitions

  1. infertile unable to reproduce

Ancestry of “marto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarrasdead or dying person; soul of a dead person; omen...
2Proto-Finnicmardasdead; dying
3Proto-Indo-European*mr̥tás—

Words derived from “marto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tás →Every word from Proto-Finnic mardas →Every word from Finnish marras →
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