Where does “merilukki” come from?

merilukki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lukki, from Finnish Luukas, from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς, from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

merilukki (Finnish): sea spider arthropod of the genus

Definitions

  1. sea spider arthropod of the genus

Ancestry of “merilukki”, step by step

merilukki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lukki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlukkiA harvestman; A straddle carrier
2FinnishLuukasLuke biblical character
3LatinLūcāsLuke the Evangelist
4Ancient GreekΛουκᾶςman from Lucania
5LatinLuciusa fish, probably the pike
6Latinluxlight; daylight, day, moonlight; life
7Proto-Italicloukslight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Finnish meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic louks →