Where does “moro” come from?
moro (Finnish) comes from Swedish morgon, from Old Swedish morghon, from Old Norse [[morgunn]], [[morginn]], from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
moro (Finnish): Hello, hi
Definitions
- Hello, hi
Ancestry of “moro”, step by step
moro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish morgon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | morgon | a morning; the early hours of the day |
| 2 | Old Swedish | morghon | morning |
| 3 | Old Norse | [[morgunn]], [[morginn]] | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *murginaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | merkʷ- | dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |