Where does “merisaame” come from?

merisaame (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.

merisaame (Finnish): Sea Sami dialect

Definitions

  1. Sea Sami dialect

Ancestry of “merisaame”, step by step

merisaame 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 saame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsaameSámi
2Northern SamiSápmiThe lands of the Sami within the national state borders of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia
3Proto-SamicsāmēSami person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →