Where does “tyynenmerensilli” come from?

tyynenmerensilli (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.

tyynenmerensilli (Finnish): Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii

Definitions

  1. Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii

Ancestry of “tyynenmerensilli”, step by step

tyynenmerensilli 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 silli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsilliAtlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the...
2Swedishsilla herring
3Old Norsesíldherring
4Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →