Where does “forsterinmerikarhu” come from?

forsterinmerikarhu (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.

forsterinmerikarhu (Finnish): New Zealand fur seal, southern fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Definitions

  1. New Zealand fur seal, southern fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Ancestry of “forsterinmerikarhu”, step by step

forsterinmerikarhu 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 Karhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKarhuA major brand of beer in Finland
2Finnishkarhubear; brown bear, "Ursus arctos"
3Proto-Finnickarhubear
4Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →