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Where does “täplämerikissa” come from?

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

täplämerikissa (Finnish): spotted wolffish, "Anarhichas minor"

Definitions

  1. spotted wolffish, "Anarhichas minor"

Ancestry of “täplämerikissa”, step by step

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