Where does “Karibianmeri” come from?

Karibianmeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Karibianmeri (Finnish): The Caribbean Sea

Definitions

  1. The Caribbean Sea

Ancestry of “Karibianmeri”, step by step

Karibianmeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish Karibia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKaribia—
2Swahili-iafor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →