Where does “merikihu” come from?

merikihu (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.

merikihu (Finnish): Arctic skua, "Stercorarius parasiticus"

Definitions

  1. Arctic skua, "Stercorarius parasiticus"

Ancestry of “merikihu”, step by step

merikihu 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 kihu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkihuskua, jaeger bird of the genus
2Finnishkihistäto sizzle, to hiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →