Where does “merenranta” come from?

merenranta (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

merenranta (Ingrian): seashore

Definitions

  1. seashore

Ancestry of “merenranta”, step by step

merenranta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian ranta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrantashore, coast
2Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
3Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
4Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Ingrian meri

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