Where does “mursu” come from?

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

mursu (Finnish): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “mursu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samimoršawalrus
2Proto-Samic*moršëwalrus

Words derived from “mursu”

Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →Every word from Northern Sami morša →
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