Where does “tyynenmerenhylje” come from?

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

tyynenmerenhylje (Finnish): California sea lion, Zalophus californianus

Definitions

  1. California sea lion, Zalophus californianus

Ancestry of “tyynenmerenhylje”, step by step

tyynenmerenhylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Tyynimeri

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

via Finnish hylje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyljeseal; earless seal, true seal
2Proto-Finnichülgehseal
3Proto-Finnicšülkeš—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →