Where does “merilokki” come from?

merilokki (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.

merilokki (Finnish): A seagull species, great black-backed gull,...

Definitions

  1. A seagull species, great black-backed gull,...

Ancestry of “merilokki”, step by step

merilokki 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 lokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlokkigull, seagull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →