Where does “мортвиысь” come from?

мортвиысь (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Komi-Zyrian морт — human.

мортвиысь (Komi-Zyrian): murderer

Definitions

  1. murderer

Ancestry of “мортвиысь”, step by step

мортвиысь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Komi-Zyrian морт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianмортhuman

via Komi-Zyrian виысь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komi-Zyrianвиысьkiller
Every word from Komi-Zyrian морт