Where does “murheellinen” come from?
murheellinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish murhe, from Proto-Finnic mureh, from Portuguese morrer, from Old Portuguese morrer, from Vulgar Latin morire, from Latin mori, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr.
murheellinen (Finnish): sorrowful, tragic
Ancestry of “murheellinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | murhe | sorrow, grief, worry |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mureh | sorrow, grief |
| 3 | Portuguese | morrer | to die; to die; to break down; to die to |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | morrer | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | morire | present active infinitive of *moriō |
| 6 | Latin | mori | present active infinitive of morior; dative... |
| 7 | Latin | morior | I die; I decay, wither |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *moriōr | — |