Where does “välimerellistää” come from?

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

välimerellistää (Finnish): to Mediterraneanize

Definitions

  1. to Mediterraneanize

Ancestry of “välimerellistää”, step by step

välimerellistää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish välimerellinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvälimerellinenMediterranean
2FinnishVälimeriMediterranean Sea
3Finnishmerisea
4Proto-Finnicmerisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →
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