Where does “meremiil” come from?

meremiil (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.

meremiil (Estonian): nautical mile

Definitions

  1. nautical mile

Ancestry of “meremiil”, step by step

meremiil 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 miil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmiilmile unit of measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →