Where does “морж” come from?

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

морж (Ukrainian): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “морж”, step by step

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