Where does “merisirri” come from?
merisirri (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.
merisirri (Finnish): purple sandpiper, "Calidris maritima"
Definitions
- purple sandpiper, "Calidris maritima"
Ancestry of “merisirri”, step by step
merisirri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 sirri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sirri | sandpiper, stint, knot, dunlin; In plural the... |