Where does “merivahinko” come from?

merivahinko (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.

merivahinko (Finnish): sea accident, maritime accident

Definitions

  1. sea accident, maritime accident

Ancestry of “merivahinko”, step by step

merivahinko 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 vahinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahinkomishap; accident; damage
2Proto-Finnicvahinkomishap, accident

Words derived from “merivahinko”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →