Where does “merisuolainen” come from?

merisuolainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish merisuola, from Finnish meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

merisuolainen (Finnish): resembling sea salt

Definitions

  1. resembling sea salt

Ancestry of “merisuolainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisuolasea salt
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →
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