Where does “punamerikorva” come from?

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

punamerikorva (Finnish): An abalone, a pawa

Definitions

  1. An abalone, a pawa

Ancestry of “punamerikorva”, step by step

punamerikorva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merikorva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerikorvaabalone
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →