Where does “merielokas” come from?
merielokas (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian elokas, from Ingrian elo, from Proto-Finnic elo, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
merielokas (Ingrian): marine animal
Ancestry of “merielokas”, step by step
merielokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian elokas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | elokas | animal |
| 2 | Ingrian | elo | life |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | elo | life |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Ingrian meri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | meri | sea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meri | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |