Where does “merikontti” come from?

merikontti (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.

merikontti (Finnish): sea shipping container

Definitions

  1. sea shipping container

Ancestry of “merikontti”, step by step

merikontti 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 kontti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonttitraditional type of knapsack made of birch bark;...
2EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
3Middle Englishconteyner—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →