Where does “meripeninkulma” come from?
meripeninkulma (Finnish) comes from Swedish sjömil, from Danish sømil, from Danish sø, from Old Norse sýr, from Proto-Germanic sūz, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
meripeninkulma (Finnish): nautical mile
Definitions
- nautical mile
Ancestry of “meripeninkulma”, step by step
meripeninkulma traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sjömil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sjömil | nautical mile, now exactly 1,852 meters but previously roughly four times as much, 4 minutes of arc or |
| 2 | Danish | sømil | nautical mile, now exactly 1852 m but previously about four times as much, 1/15 of an equatorial degree |
| 3 | Danish | sø | lake; sea |
| 4 | Old Norse | sýr | sow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūz | sow; pig, swine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
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 |
via Finnish peninkulma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peninkulma | measure of length equal to 10 kilometers; measure... |
| 2 | Finnish | kuuluma | to be heard |
| 3 | Finnish | kuulua | to be heard/audible; to be said; used to refer to... |
| 4 | Ingrian | -isa | Used to form adjectives denoting an abundance of the suffixed noun |