Where does “itämerensuomi” come from?

itämerensuomi (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.

itämerensuomi (Finnish): The Finnic or Baltic-Finnic branch of the Uralic family; the Finnic or Baltic-Finnic languages considered collectively

Definitions

  1. The Finnic or Baltic-Finnic branch of the Uralic family; the Finnic or Baltic-Finnic languages considered collectively

Ancestry of “itämerensuomi”, step by step

itämerensuomi 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 suomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsuomiThe Finnish language; Third-person singular...
2Proto-Finnicsoomiperson from Southwest Finland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →