Where does “amsterdamsaarenmerikarhu” come from?
amsterdamsaarenmerikarhu (Finnish) comes from Finnish merikarhu, from Ingrian meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
amsterdamsaarenmerikarhu (Finnish): subantarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis
Definitions
- subantarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis
Ancestry of “amsterdamsaarenmerikarhu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | merikarhu | fur seal; seadog, tar |
| 2 | Ingrian | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |