Where does “pursu” come from?

pursu (Finnish) comes from Swedish pors, from Old Norse pors, from Proto-Germanic pursaz — gale.

pursu (Finnish): Alternative form of suopursu; Indicative present...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of suopursu; Indicative present...

Ancestry of “pursu”, step by step

pursu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish pors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishporsgale, sweet gale, bog myrtle, "Myrica gale"
2Old Norsepors—
3Proto-Germanicpursazgale

via Gutnish purs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gutnishpurs—

Words derived from “pursu”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pursaz →Every word from Old Norse pors →Every word from Swedish pors →