Where does “valtamerialus” come from?

valtamerialus (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.

valtamerialus (Finnish): ocean vessel, oceangoing vessel, oceangoing ship

Definitions

  1. ocean vessel, oceangoing vessel, oceangoing ship

Ancestry of “valtamerialus”, step by step

valtamerialus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valtameri

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

via Finnish alus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →