Where does “suurmarttyyri” come from?

suurmarttyyri (Finnish) comes from Finnish marttyyri, from Swedish martyr, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς — witness; martyr.

suurmarttyyri (Finnish): great martyr

Definitions

  1. great martyr

Ancestry of “suurmarttyyri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmarttyyriA martyr
2Swedishmartyrmartyr
3Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
4Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
5Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυς →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr →