Where does “sotanorsu” come from?

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

sotanorsu (Finnish): war elephant

Definitions

  1. war elephant

Ancestry of “sotanorsu”, step by step

sotanorsu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish norsu

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

via Finnish sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotawar; warfare; military, war-
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →Every word from Northern Sami morša →Every word from Finnish mursu →