Where does “meripihka” come from?

meripihka (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.

meripihka (Finnish): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “meripihka”, step by step

meripihka 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 pihka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihkaresin
2Proto-Finnicpihkaresin
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpiška—

Words derived from “meripihka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →