Where does “merikeiju” come from?
merikeiju (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.
merikeiju (Finnish): European storm-petrel, "Hydrobates pelagicus"
Definitions
- European storm-petrel, "Hydrobates pelagicus"
Ancestry of “merikeiju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | meri | sea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |