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Where does “murtomaa” come from?

murtomaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish murto, from Catalan murta, from Latin myrta, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

murtomaa (Finnish): swamp esker, swamp ridge; cross country

Definitions

  1. swamp esker, swamp ridge; cross country

Ancestry of “murtomaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurtoburglary; breaking
2Catalanmurta—
3Latinmyrtanominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of...
4Ancient GreekΜύρτος—
5Semiticm-r-r—

Words derived from “murtomaa”

  • murtsikka
  • murtomaahiihto
Every word from Semitic m-r-r →