Where does “murtomaahiihto” come from?

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

murtomaahiihto (Finnish): cross-country skiing

Definitions

  1. cross-country skiing

Ancestry of “murtomaahiihto”, step by step

murtomaahiihto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish murtomaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurtomaaswamp esker, swamp ridge; cross country
2Finnishmurtoburglary; breaking
3Catalanmurtamyrtle
4Latinmyrtanominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of...
5Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
6Semiticm-r-r—

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski

Words derived from “murtomaahiihto”

Every word from Semitic m-r-r →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρτος →Every word from Latin myrta →