Where does “murtsikka” come from?

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

murtsikka (Finnish): cross-country skiing, XC, XC skiing; A pair of...

Definitions

  1. cross-country skiing, XC, XC skiing; A pair of...

Ancestry of “murtsikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurtomaahiihtocross-country skiing
2Finnishmurtomaaswamp esker, swamp ridge; cross country
3Finnishmurtoburglary; breaking
4Catalanmurtamyrtle
5Latinmyrtanominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of...
6Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
7Semiticm-r-r
Every word from Semitic m-r-rEvery word from Ancient Greek ΜύρτοςEvery word from Latin myrta
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