Where does “merennenä” come from?

merennenä (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.

merennenä (Ingrian): cove

Definitions

  1. cove

Ancestry of “merennenä”, step by step

merennenä 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 nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannenänose; edge, cutting edge
2Proto-Finnicnenänose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →