Where does “merirooku” come from?

merirooku (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.

Ancestry of “merirooku”, step by step

merirooku 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 rooku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrooku—
2Proto-Finnicrookoreed
3Proto-Finnicrookafood; meal
4Proto-Germanicrōkōcare, attention
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →
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