Where does “norsutauti” come from?

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

norsutauti (Finnish): elephantiasis

Definitions

  1. elephantiasis

Ancestry of “norsutauti”, step by step

norsutauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish norsu

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

via Finnish tauti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtautidisease
2Proto-Finnictautidisease, sickness
3Proto-Norsedauđi—
Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →Every word from Northern Sami morša →Every word from Finnish mursu →
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