Where does “norsu” come from?

norsu (Finnish) comes from Finnish mursu, from Northern Sami morša, from Proto-Samic *moršë — walrus.

norsu (Finnish): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “norsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmursuwalrus
2Northern Samimoršawalrus
3Proto-Samic*moršëwalrus

Words derived from “norsu”

Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →Every word from Northern Sami morša →Every word from Finnish mursu →