Where does “itämerensara” come from?

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

itämerensara (Finnish): long-bracted sedge

Definitions

  1. long-bracted sedge

Ancestry of “itämerensara”, step by step

itämerensara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Itämeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishItämeriof the Baltic sea
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish šara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšara—
2Finnishsäristäto rattle, to creak; to crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →