Where does “itämari” come from?

itämari (Finnish) comes from Finnish Mari, from Mari мари, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máryas, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “itämari”, step by step

itämari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Mari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMariMari Republic
2Mariмари—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmáryasyoung man
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máryas →Every word from Mari мари →
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