Where does “süvameri” come from?

süvameri (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.

süvameri (Estonian): deep sea

Definitions

  1. deep sea

Ancestry of “süvameri”, step by step

süvameri 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 süva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansüvadeep
2Proto-Finniccüvädeep
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →