Where does “meriturma” come from?

meriturma (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.

meriturma (Finnish): maritime disaster, maritime accident especially one with fatalities or injuries

Definitions

  1. maritime disaster, maritime accident especially one with fatalities or injuries

Ancestry of “meriturma”, step by step

meriturma 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 turma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturmaaccident, especially one with casualties
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Finnic meri