Where does “meriruoko” come from?

meriruoko (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.

meriruoko (Finnish): sea reed

Definitions

  1. sea reed

Ancestry of “meriruoko”, step by step

meriruoko 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 ruoko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokoreed, cane
2Proto-Finnicrookoreed
3Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
4Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →