Where does “morse” come from?

morse (Romanian) comes from French morse, from Russian морж, from Finnish mursu, from Northern Sami morša, from Proto-Samic *moršë — walrus.

morse (Romanian): Morse code

Definitions

  1. Morse code

Ancestry of “morse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmorsewalrus; Morse code
2Russianморжwalrus; winter swimmer, ice swimmer
3Finnishmursuwalrus
4Northern Samimoršawalrus
5Proto-Samic*moršëwalrus
Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →Every word from Northern Sami morša →Every word from Finnish mursu →