Where does “merisiga” come from?

merisiga (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.

merisiga (Estonian): guinea pig

Definitions

  1. guinea pig

Ancestry of “merisiga”, step by step

merisiga 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 siga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansigapig
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →
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