Where does “merenelävä” come from?
merenelävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
merenelävä (Finnish): Any creature, fish, crustacean, mollusk etc....
Definitions
- Any creature, fish, crustacean, mollusk etc....
Ancestry of “merenelävä”, step by step
merenelävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meri | sea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Finnish elävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elävä | Having life; being alive, live, living; Animated,... |