Where does “meriantura” come from?

meriantura (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.

meriantura (Finnish): common sole

Definitions

  1. common sole

Ancestry of “meriantura”, step by step

meriantura 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 antura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishanturasole or outsole of a foot or shoe; shoe or a...
2Proto-Finnicanturarunner, skid
3Proto-Germanicandurazsnowshoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →
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