Where does “meriankerias” come from?

meriankerias (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.

meriankerias (Finnish): conger eel, especially the European conger aka...

Definitions

  1. conger eel, especially the European conger aka...

Ancestry of “meriankerias”, step by step

meriankerias 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 ankerias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishankeriaseel; European eel, eel
2Proto-Balticangurio-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →