Where does “merisumu” come from?

merisumu (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.

merisumu (Finnish): sea fog

Definitions

  1. sea fog

Ancestry of “merisumu”, step by step

merisumu 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 sumu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsumufog, mist; nebula
2Proto-Finnicsumufog, mist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →