Where does “polttoitsemurhata” come from?
polttoitsemurhata (Finnish) comes from Finnish polttoitsemurha, 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 — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
polttoitsemurhata (Finnish): to self-immolate
Definitions
- to self-immolate
Ancestry of “polttoitsemurhata”, step by step
polttoitsemurhata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish polttoitsemurha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | polttoitsemurha | self-immolation |
| 2 | Finnish | itsemurha | suicide |
| 3 | Swedish | självmord | suicide |
| 4 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 5 | German | mord | murder |
| 6 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 7 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 8 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 9 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |