Where does “merenkulkulippu” come from?

merenkulkulippu (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.

merenkulkulippu (Finnish): maritime flag

Definitions

  1. maritime flag

Ancestry of “merenkulkulippu”, step by step

merenkulkulippu 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 lippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlippuflag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Finnic meri