Where does “Kuollutmeri” come from?

Kuollutmeri (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.

Ancestry of “Kuollutmeri”, step by step

Kuollutmeri traces back through 3 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 kuollut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuollutPast active participle of kuolla; dead; extinct

via Latin Mare Mortuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMare Mortuus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →