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Where does “myrtti” come from?

myrtti (Finnish) comes from Swedish myrten, from French myrte, from Latin Myrtus, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

myrtti (Finnish): myrtle

Definitions

  1. myrtle

Ancestry of “myrtti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmyrten—
2Frenchmyrtemyrtle
3LatinMyrtusmyrtle
4Ancient GreekΜύρτος—
5Semiticm-r-r—

Words derived from “myrtti”

  • suomyrtti
Every word from Semitic m-r-r →