Where does “Irlanninmeri” come from?

Irlanninmeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Irlanti, from Swedish Irland, from Old Norse Írland, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- — fat, milk.

Irlanninmeri (Finnish): The Irish Sea

Definitions

  1. The Irish Sea

Ancestry of “Irlanninmeri”, step by step

Irlanninmeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Irlanti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishIrlantithe Irish language
2SwedishIrland
3Old NorseÍrland
4Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
5Old IrishÉriuIreland
6Primitive Irish*Īweriū
7Proto-CelticΦīweryū
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Finnish meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū