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
- Any bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae . The...
Ancestry of “merimetso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | meri | sea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “merimetso”