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
- cross-country skiing, XC, XC skiing; A pair of...
Ancestry of “murtsikka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | murtomaahiihto | cross-country skiing |
| 2 | Finnish | murtomaa | swamp esker, swamp ridge; cross country |
| 3 | Finnish | murto | burglary; breaking |
| 4 | Catalan | murta | — |
| 5 | Latin | myrta | nominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μύρτος | — |
| 7 | Semitic | m-r-r | — |