Where does “Vienanmeri” come from?
Vienanmeri (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.
Vienanmeri (Finnish): The White Sea
Definitions
- The White Sea
Ancestry of “Vienanmeri”, step by step
Vienanmeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meri | sea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Finnish Viena
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Viena | A loosely defined region to the west and south of the White Sea (Vienanmeri in Finnish) in northwestern Russia |