Where does “meritursas” come from?

meritursas (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.

meritursas (Finnish): common octopus, Octopus vulgaris

Definitions

  1. common octopus, Octopus vulgaris

Ancestry of “meritursas”, step by step

meritursas 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 Tursas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTursasthe god of war
2Proto-Germanicþurisazgiant; demon; monster; name of the þ-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeantur-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →