Where does “Tyynimeri” come from?

Tyynimeri (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.

Tyynimeri (Finnish): Pacific

Definitions

  1. Pacific

Ancestry of “Tyynimeri”, step by step

Tyynimeri 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 Tyyni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTyynicalm, still, tranquil, serene
2Proto-Finnic*tüüni—
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä-ni—

Words derived from “Tyynimeri”

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