Where does “murroskausi” come from?

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

murroskausi (Finnish): critical period, crucial period, transition period, period of great changes

Definitions

  1. critical period, crucial period, transition period, period of great changes

Ancestry of “murroskausi”, step by step

murroskausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish murros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmurrosGroup of trees felled by a storm; abatis,...
2Finnishmurtaato break; Of a bone, to cause to crack under...
3Proto-Finnicmurtadakto break
4Proto-Uralicmura-break

via Finnish kausi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkausiperiod, age, epoch, season; term; period
2Proto-Finnickauci(section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey
3Proto-Finno-Permickawteroad? way? passage ?
Every word from Proto-Uralic mura- →Every word from Proto-Finnic murtadak →Every word from Finnish murtaa →