Where does “merihobuke” come from?

merihobuke (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.

merihobuke (Estonian): sea horse, seahorse

Definitions

  1. sea horse, seahorse

Ancestry of “merihobuke”, step by step

merihobuke 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 hõbu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhõbuhorse, equine
2Proto-Finnichepoihorse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →