Where does “meriteitse” come from?

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

meriteitse (Finnish): by sea

Definitions

  1. by sea

Ancestry of “meriteitse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmeritieseaway
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 →