Where does “merietana” come from?

merietana (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.

merietana (Finnish): sea snail

Definitions

  1. sea snail

Ancestry of “merietana”, step by step

merietana 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 etana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetanaslug; snail; snail, sluggard
2Finnishetä-distant, remote, long-distance, far-off
3Proto-Finnicetäfar, distant
4Proto-Finno-Permicečkä—

Words derived from “merietana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →