Where does “metsämurmeli” come from?

metsämurmeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish murmeli, from Swedish murmel, from German Murmel, from German murmeln, from Proto-Indo-European mur- — to mutter.

metsämurmeli (Finnish): A groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax

Definitions

  1. A groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax

Ancestry of “metsämurmeli”, step by step

metsämurmeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish murmeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmurmeliA marmot
2Swedishmurmel—
3GermanMurmelmarble small glass ball
4Germanmurmelnto mumble, to murmur
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmur-to mutter

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mur- →Every word from German murmeln →Every word from German Murmel →