Where does “kirjomerikissa” come from?

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

kirjomerikissa (Finnish): spotted wolffish

Definitions

  1. spotted wolffish

Ancestry of “kirjomerikissa”, step by step

kirjomerikissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merikissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerikissaseawolf, Atlantic wolffish
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish kirjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjospectrum; as a modifier in a compound term...
2Proto-Finnickirjoivariegated, mottled, spotted
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →