Where does “merihärkä” come from?

merihärkä (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.

merihärkä (Ingrian): sculpin

Definitions

  1. sculpin

Ancestry of “merihärkä”, step by step

merihärkä 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 härkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhärkäbull
2Proto-Finnichärkäox
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →