Where does “norsulintu” come from?

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

norsulintu (Finnish): elephant bird

Definitions

  1. elephant bird

Ancestry of “norsulintu”, step by step

norsulintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish norsu

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

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose
Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →Every word from Northern Sami morša →Every word from Finnish mursu →