Where does “martta” come from?
martta (Finnish) comes from Finnish Martti, from Russian март, from Old East Slavic мартъ, from Ancient Greek Μάρτιος, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
martta (Finnish): Martha
Ancestry of “martta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Martti | — |
| 2 | Russian | март | March |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | мартъ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μάρτιος | — |
| 5 | Latin | Mārtius | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |