Where does “Weddellinmeri” come from?

Weddellinmeri (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.

Weddellinmeri (Finnish): The Weddell Sea

Definitions

  1. The Weddell Sea

Ancestry of “Weddellinmeri”, step by step

Weddellinmeri 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 Wedell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishWedell—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →