Where does “merinoora” come from?

merinoora (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.

merinoora (Ingrian): cable used on a boat

Definitions

  1. cable used on a boat

Ancestry of “merinoora”, step by step

merinoora 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 Finnish Noora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishNoora—
2Proto-Norse*ᛊᚾᛟᚱᚨ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →