Where does “Merensuu” come from?

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

Merensuu (Ingrian): The rivermouth of the river Luga, Leningrad oblast, Russia

Definitions

  1. The rivermouth of the river Luga, Leningrad oblast, Russia

Ancestry of “Merensuu”, step by step

Merensuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian meri

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

via Ingrian suu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansuumouth
2Proto-Finnicsüüthread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause
3Proto-Uralicśuwemouth
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