Where does “merenkulkupiiri” come from?
merenkulkupiiri (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.
merenkulkupiiri (Finnish): maritime district, subdivision used by the maritime administration
Definitions
- maritime district, subdivision used by the maritime administration
Ancestry of “merenkulkupiiri”, step by step
merenkulkupiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish merenkulku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | merenkulku | seafaring |
| 2 | Finnish | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |