Where does “merenneito” come from?

merenneito (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.

merenneito (Finnish): A mermaid

Definitions

  1. A mermaid

Ancestry of “merenneito”, step by step

merenneito 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 neito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneitomaiden, maid; nigella

Words derived from “merenneito”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →