Where does “norsu” come from?
norsu (Finnish) comes from Finnish mursu, from Northern Sami morša, from Proto-Samic *moršë.
norsu (Finnish): elephant
Ancestry of “norsu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mursu | walrus |
| 2 | Northern Sami | morša | walrus |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | *moršë | — |
Words derived from “norsu”