Where does “merikrapu” come from?

merikrapu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian krapu, from Proto-Germanic krabbô, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

merikrapu (Ingrian): any of various saltwater crustaceans that are not true crabs

Definitions

  1. any of various saltwater crustaceans that are not true crabs

Ancestry of “merikrapu”, step by step

merikrapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian krapu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankrapucrab; crayfish
2Proto-Germanickrabbôcrab
3Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Ingrian meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną →
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