Where does “murikka” come from?
murikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish muru, from Finnish murtaa, from Proto-Finnic murtadak, from Proto-Uralic mura- — break.
murikka (Finnish): (large) rock, (large) stone
Definitions
- (large) rock, (large) stone
Ancestry of “murikka”, step by step
murikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muru | A crumb; A very small amount of something, a jot,... |
| 2 | Finnish | murtaa | to break; Of a bone, to cause to crack under... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | murtadak | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mura- | break |
via Finnish ikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikka | — |