Where does “merenulappa” come from?

merenulappa (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.

merenulappa (Finnish): open sea, open ocean

Definitions

  1. open sea, open ocean

Ancestry of “merenulappa”, step by step

merenulappa 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 ulappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulappaopen lake; open sea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →