Where does “Läänemeri” come from?

Läänemeri (Estonian) comes from Estonian meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Läänemeri (Estonian): Baltic Sea

Definitions

  1. Baltic Sea

Ancestry of “Läänemeri”, step by step

Läänemeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Estonian lääs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlääswest
2Proto-Finniclänciwest
3Proto-Finniclancilowland

Words derived from “Läänemeri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →