Where does “merenkyntäjä” come from?

merenkyntäjä (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.

merenkyntäjä (Finnish): seaman, mariner

Definitions

  1. seaman, mariner

Ancestry of “merenkyntäjä”, step by step

merenkyntäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish meri

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

via Finnish kyntäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyntäjäplower, plougher
2Finnishkyntääto plough/plow
3Proto-Finnicküntädäkto plough/plow
4Proto-Finno-Permickünčä-to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →