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Where does “avomeri” come from?

avomeri (Finnish) comes from Ingrian meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

avomeri (Finnish): high seas

Definitions

  1. high seas

Ancestry of “avomeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “avomeri”

  • avomerikalastus
  • avomeripyynti
  • avomeripurjehdus
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