Where does “merensininen” come from?

merensininen (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.

merensininen (Finnish): ultramarine

Definitions

  1. ultramarine

Ancestry of “merensininen”, step by step

merensininen 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 sininen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsininenblue; The color blue
2Proto-Finnicsininenblue
3Proto-Finnicsiniblue
4Proto-Finno-Permicsine—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →