Where does “murrelmasäe” come from?
murrelmasäe (Finnish) comes from Finnish säe, from Finnish säie, from Finnish sää, from Proto-Finnic sää, from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe — air.
Ancestry of “murrelmasäe”, step by step
murrelmasäe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säe | line, verse |
| 2 | Finnish | säie | thread, strand, fibre, filament; thread; string |
| 3 | Finnish | sää | weather; you; fiber, thread, strand |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sää | weather |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | säŋe | air |
via Finnish murrelma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | murrelma | — |
| 2 | Finnish | murtaa | to break; Of a bone, to cause to crack under... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | murtadak | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mura- | break |