Where does “murtovesialue” come from?

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

murtovesialue (Finnish): an area with brackish slightly salty water, e.g. an estuary where river and sea water meet

Definitions

  1. an area with brackish slightly salty water, e.g. an estuary where river and sea water meet

Ancestry of “murtovesialue”, step by step

murtovesialue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish murtovesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurtovesibrackish water, brackishwater
2Finnishmurtoburglary; breaking
3Catalanmurtamyrtle
4Latinmyrtanominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of...
5Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
6Semiticm-r-r—

via Finnish alue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaluearea; region; oblast
2Proto-Austronesianqaluʀto flow
3Proto-Austronesian-luʀ—
Every word from Semitic m-r-r →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρτος →Every word from Latin myrta →