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

  1. European storm-petrel, "Hydrobates pelagicus"

Ancestry of “merikeiju”, step by step

merikeiju 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 keiju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkeijuA fairy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →