walrus, any member of the family Odobenidae of which Odobenus rosmarus is the sole extant member
çekim: çoğul walrussen
köken: The origin of this word is not wholly certain, with several theories proposed. Probably borrowed from Danish hvalros or Swedish valross, from an inversion of Old Norse hrosshvalr (“horse-whale”). Equivalent to wal (“whale; large sea-animal”) + ros (“horse”). The Old Norse word may, however, been a folk-etymological modification of Old Norse rossmal, related to Proto-Germanic *rusta-, from the…
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Samic *moršë Samibor. Ukrainian морж Borrowed from a Sami language, from Proto-Samic *moršë. Compare Skolt Sami moršša, Finnish mursu.
A Sami borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Samic *moršë. Compare Finnish mursu, Skolt Sami moršša, English morse, and possibly the second element of translingual Rosmarus.