Where does “syvämeri” come from?

syvämeri (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.

syvämeri (Finnish): deep sea

Definitions

  1. deep sea

Ancestry of “syvämeri”, step by step

syvämeri 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 syvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyvädeep; deep-water; deep, profound
2Proto-Finniccüvädeep
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—

Words derived from “syvämeri”

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