Where does “merenkulkuala” come from?

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

merenkulkuala (Finnish): maritime sector, maritime industry

Definitions

  1. maritime sector, maritime industry

Ancestry of “merenkulkuala”, step by step

merenkulkuala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merenkulku

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

via Finnish älä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishäläThe second-person singular form of the negative...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Finnic meri
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