Where does “merikaisla” come from?

merikaisla (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.

merikaisla (Finnish): sea clubrush

Definitions

  1. sea clubrush

Ancestry of “merikaisla”, step by step

merikaisla 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 kaisla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaislarush, bulrush, club-rush
2Proto-Finnickaisla—
3Proto-Germanicgaisilazstaff, whip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →