Where does “merenpinta” come from?

merenpinta (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.

merenpinta (Finnish): sea level

Definitions

  1. sea level

Ancestry of “merenpinta”, step by step

merenpinta 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 pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →
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