Where does “Välimeri” come from?

Välimeri (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.

Välimeri (Finnish): Mediterranean Sea

Definitions

  1. Mediterranean Sea

Ancestry of “Välimeri”, step by step

Välimeri 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 väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—

Words derived from “Välimeri”

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