Where does “merimieslakki” come from?

merimieslakki (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.

merimieslakki (Finnish): sailor cap

Definitions

  1. sailor cap

Ancestry of “merimieslakki”, step by step

merimieslakki 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 lakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakkiheadwear; cap; cap, pileus
2Swedishbläckink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →
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