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Where does “mursu” come from?

mursu (Finnish) comes from Northern Sami morša, from Proto-Samic *moršë.

mursu (Finnish): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “mursu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimoršawalrus
2Proto-Samic*moršë—

Words derived from “mursu”

  • morsa
  • морж
  • morse
  • afrikannorsu
  • metsänorsu
  • norsupäästäinen
  • savanninorsu
  • norsueläin
  • norsunluutorni
  • norsunluu
  • merinorsu
  • norsu
  • norsukala
  • norsukivääri
  • intiannorsu
  • norsunluinen
  • Norsunluurannikko
  • norsulintu
  • morž
  • морж
  • moóc
  • mors
  • morsă
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