Where does “norsukala” come from?

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

norsukala (Finnish): elephantfish

Definitions

  1. elephantfish

Ancestry of “norsukala”, step by step

norsukala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish norsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnorsuelephant
2Finnishmursuwalrus
3Northern Samimoršawalrus
4Proto-Samic*moršëwalrus

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →Every word from Northern Sami morša →Every word from Finnish mursu →