Where does “merijoršši” come from?

merijoršši (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.

merijoršši (Ingrian): ruffe that lives in the sea (rather than a lake or river)

Definitions

  1. ruffe that lives in the sea (rather than a lake or river)

Ancestry of “merijoršši”, step by step

merijoršši 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 joršši

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianjoršširuffe
2Russianёршruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua syn. Acerina cernua)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →