Where does “merifenkoli” come from?

merifenkoli (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.

merifenkoli (Finnish): rock samphire, sea fennel, Crithmum maritimum

Definitions

  1. rock samphire, sea fennel, Crithmum maritimum

Ancestry of “merifenkoli”, step by step

merifenkoli 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 fenkoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfenkolifennel
2Swedishfänkålfennel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →