Where does “Pomerania” come from?

Pomerania derives from Proto-Slavic po moře, meaning "by the sea," a geographical designation for the coastal region along the Baltic.

Ancestry of “Pomerania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPommern—
2Proto-Slavic*pomorьjaninъ—
3Proto-Slavic*pomorьjeseaboard, coastal area

Words derived from “Pomerania”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *pomorьje →Every word from Proto-Slavic *pomorьjaninъ →Every word from German Pommern →