Where does “meritekninen” come from?

meritekninen (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.

meritekninen (Finnish): technical-nautical

Definitions

  1. technical-nautical

Ancestry of “meritekninen”, step by step

meritekninen 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 tekninen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekninentechnical
2Swedishteknisktechnical, engineering, technological,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →