Where does “läänemeresoome” come from?
läänemeresoome (Estonian) comes from Estonian Läänemeri, from Estonian meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
läänemeresoome (Estonian): Baltic-Finnic
Ancestry of “läänemeresoome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | Läänemeri | Baltic Sea |
| 2 | Estonian | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |