Where does “surman” come from?
surman (Finnish) comes from Finnish surma, from Proto-Finnic surma, from Proto-Uralic *śurma.
surman (Finnish): Genitive singular form of surma
Definitions
- Genitive singular form of surma
Ancestry of “surman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | surma | A violent death, mainly used of humans;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | surma | death |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | *śurma | — |
Words derived from “surman”