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Where does “murros” come from?

murros (Finnish) comes from Finnish murtaa, from Proto-Finnic murtadak, from Proto-Uralic mura- — break.

murros (Finnish): Group of trees felled by a storm; abatis,...

Definitions

  1. Group of trees felled by a storm; abatis,...

Ancestry of “murros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurtaato break; Of a bone, to cause to crack under...
2Proto-Finnicmurtadakto break
3Proto-Uralicmura-break

Words derived from “murros”

  • äänenmurros
  • murroste
  • murrostaa
  • murrosikä
  • murrosaika
  • murrosikäinen
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