Where does “morsa” come from?

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

morsa (Spanish): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “morsa”, step by step

morsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French morse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmorsewalrus; Morse code
2Russianморжwalrus; winter swimmer, ice swimmer
3Finnishmursuwalrus
4Northern Samimoršawalrus
5Proto-Samic*moršëwalrus

via Italian morsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmorsavice, grip, clamp
Every word from Proto-Samic *moršë →Every word from Northern Sami morša →Every word from Finnish mursu →