Where does “reunameri” come from?

reunameri (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.

reunameri (Finnish): A marginal sea

Definitions

  1. A marginal sea

Ancestry of “reunameri”, step by step

reunameri 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 reuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreunarim; brink, edge, border; boundary
2Proto-Finnicreunaedge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →