Where does “merenkulkuhallinto” come from?

merenkulkuhallinto (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.

merenkulkuhallinto (Finnish): maritime administration

Definitions

  1. maritime administration

Ancestry of “merenkulkuhallinto”, step by step

merenkulkuhallinto 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 hallinto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallintogovernment, management, administration
2Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →