Where does “morsiosorsa” come from?

morsiosorsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish morsio, from Finnish morsian, from Proto-Finnic morcjan.

morsiosorsa (Finnish): wood duck, Aix sponsa

Definitions

  1. wood duck, Aix sponsa

Ancestry of “morsiosorsa”, step by step

morsiosorsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish morsio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmorsiobride
2Finnishmorsianbride; fiancée
3Proto-Finnicmorcjan—

via Finnish Sorsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSorsaduck bird of the
2Proto-Finnicsorsaduck, mallard
Every word from Proto-Finnic morcjan →Every word from Finnish morsian →Every word from Finnish morsio →