Where does “valtameren” come from?

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

valtameren (Finnish): Genitive singular form of valtameri; of an...

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of valtameri; of an...

Ancestry of “valtameren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltameriocean
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →