Where does “polttoitsemurha” come from?
polttoitsemurha (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsemurha, from Swedish självmord, from German Selbstmord, from German mord, from Middle High German mort, from Old High German mord, from Old English morþ, from Old Norse morð — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
polttoitsemurha (Finnish): self-immolation
Ancestry of “polttoitsemurha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | itsemurha | suicide |
| 2 | Swedish | självmord | suicide |
| 3 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 4 | German | mord | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 6 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 7 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 8 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “polttoitsemurha”