Where does “jäämerenseiti” come from?

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

jäämerenseiti (Finnish): polar cod

Definitions

  1. polar cod

Ancestry of “jäämerenseiti”, step by step

jäämerenseiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Jäämeri

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

via Finnish seiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseitisaithe, pollock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →