Where does “ryöstömurha” come from?

ryöstömurha (Finnish) comes from Finnish murha, from Proto-Germanic murþą, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

ryöstömurha (Finnish): robbery-homicide, robbery-murder

Definitions

  1. robbery-homicide, robbery-murder

Ancestry of “ryöstömurha”, step by step

ryöstömurha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish murha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurhamurder; first-degree murder
2Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish ryöstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryöstörobbery
2Finnishryöstääto rob, plunder; to loot, sack
3Proto-Finnicrööstädäkto tear, pluck, pull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic murþą →