Where does “merinäköala” come from?
merinäköala (Finnish) comes from Finnish näköala, from Finnish älä, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
merinäköala (Finnish): sea view view towards the sea
Definitions
- sea view view towards the sea
Ancestry of “merinäköala”, step by step
merinäköala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näköala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näköala | view, scenery, sight, vista; prospect, outlook,... |
| 2 | Finnish | älä | The second-person singular form of the negative... |
| 3 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish meri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |