Where does “kaislamerimetso” come from?

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

kaislamerimetso (Finnish): reed cormorant, long-tailed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus

Definitions

  1. reed cormorant, long-tailed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus

Ancestry of “kaislamerimetso”, step by step

kaislamerimetso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merimetso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerimetsocormorant, shag any bird of the family
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish kaisla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaislarush, bulrush, club-rush
2Proto-Finnickaisla—
3Proto-Germanicgaisilazstaff, whip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →