Where does “lyhtymeriahven” come from?

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

lyhtymeriahven (Finnish): Serranus baldwini fish

Definitions

  1. Serranus baldwini fish

Ancestry of “lyhtymeriahven”, step by step

lyhtymeriahven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish meriahven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmeriahvensea bass, grouper; used sometimes of common perch...
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish lyhty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhtylantern; any plant of the genus Ceropegia; the...
2Swedishlyktaa lantern, a handheld lamp; bald face, a horse...
3Middle Low Germanluchte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →