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Where does “mursunviikset” come from?

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

mursunviikset (Finnish): walrus moustache; walrus mustache

Definitions

  1. walrus moustache; walrus mustache

Ancestry of “mursunviikset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmursuwalrus
2Northern Samimoršawalrus
3Proto-Samic*moršë—
Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →