Where does “murtovesi” come from?
murtovesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish murto, from Catalan murta, from Latin myrta, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.
murtovesi (Finnish): brackish water, brackishwater
Definitions
- brackish water, brackishwater
Ancestry of “murtovesi”, step by step
murtovesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish murto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | murto | burglary; breaking |
| 2 | Catalan | murta | myrtle |
| 3 | Latin | myrta | nominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μύρτος | myrtle (Myrtus communis) |
| 5 | Semitic | m-r-r | — |
via Finnish vesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |
Words derived from “murtovesi”