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

  1. Genitive singular form of surma

Ancestry of “surman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsurmaA violent death, mainly used of humans;...
2Proto-Finnicsurmadeath
3Proto-Uralic*śurma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *śurma →Every word from Proto-Finnic surma →Every word from Finnish surma →