Where does “syvänmerenkala” come from?

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

syvänmerenkala (Finnish): abyssal fish

Definitions

  1. abyssal fish

Ancestry of “syvänmerenkala”, step by step

syvänmerenkala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syvämeri

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

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →