Where does “merâkuáskim” come from?

merâkuáskim (Inari Sami) comes from Inari Sami meerâ, from Proto-Samic mearë, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

merâkuáskim (Inari Sami): white-tailed eagle

Definitions

  1. white-tailed eagle

Ancestry of “merâkuáskim”, step by step

merâkuáskim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Inari Sami meerâ

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

via Inari Sami kuáskim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Inari Samikuáskimeagle
2Proto-Samickoackēmēeagle
3Proto-Finno-Permickočka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →