Where does “turso” come from?
turso (Finnish) comes from Finnish Tursas, from Proto-Germanic þurisaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.
turso (Finnish): sea monster
Ancestry of “turso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tursas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þurisaz | giant; demon; monster; name of the þ-rune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tur- | — |
Words derived from “turso”