Where does “merionnettomuus” come from?

merionnettomuus (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.

merionnettomuus (Finnish): maritime accident

Definitions

  1. maritime accident

Ancestry of “merionnettomuus”, step by step

merionnettomuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish meri

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

via Finnish onnettomuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonnettomuusaccident; misfortune; unhappiness, miserableness,...
2Finnishonnetonunhappy; miserable; wretched
3Finnishonnihappiness; luck
4Proto-Finniconniluck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Finnic meri