Where does “merimiestapa” come from?

merimiestapa (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.

merimiestapa (Finnish): manner or manners expected of sailors

Definitions

  1. manner or manners expected of sailors

Ancestry of “merimiestapa”, step by step

merimiestapa 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 tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →