Where does “merennukka” come from?

merennukka (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.

Ancestry of “merennukka”, step by step

merennukka 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 Finnish nukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnukkanap, pile; pilling, pills; fuzz
2Swedishnockridge; notch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-