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Where does “merimetso” come from?

merimetso (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.

merimetso (Finnish): Any bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae . The...

Definitions

  1. Any bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae . The...

Ancestry of “merimetso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “merimetso”

  • amerikanmerimetso
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