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Where does “norsu” come from?

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

norsu (Finnish): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “norsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmursuwalrus
2Northern Samimoršawalrus
3Proto-Samic*moršë—

Words derived from “norsu”

  • afrikannorsu
  • intiannorsu
  • metsänorsu
  • norsulintu
  • norsupäästäinen
  • norsukala
  • savanninorsu
  • norsunluinen
  • norsukivääri
  • Norsunluurannikko
  • norsueläin
  • norsunluutorni
  • norsunluu
  • merinorsu
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