Where does “Merikarvia” come from?

Merikarvia (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 “Merikarvia”, step by step

Merikarvia 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 Karvia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKarvia—
2Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
3Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
4Proto-Finnickawra—

Words derived from “Merikarvia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →