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Where does “Perämeri” come from?

Perämeri (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.

Perämeri (Finnish): Bothnian Bay's

Definitions

  1. Bothnian Bay's

Ancestry of “Perämeri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Perämeri”

  • perämerenmaruna
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