Where does “merimieskapakka” come from?

merimieskapakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish merimies, from Finnish meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

merimieskapakka (Finnish): sailor's pub

Definitions

  1. sailor's pub

Ancestry of “merimieskapakka”, step by step

merimieskapakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merimies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerimiessailor, seaman
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish kapakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapakkapub, bar, tavern, inn
2Russianкаба́кtavern, pub, bar
3Low GermanKabackehut, hovel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →