Where does “välimerenhaukka” come from?

välimerenhaukka (Finnish) comes 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.

välimerenhaukka (Finnish): Eleonora's falcon

Definitions

  1. Eleonora's falcon

Ancestry of “välimerenhaukka”, step by step

välimerenhaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Välimeri

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

via Finnish haukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukkahawk; bite
2Proto-Finnichabukkahawk, falcon
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →