Where does “merisavi” come from?

merisavi (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.

merisavi (Ingrian): sea clay

Definitions

  1. sea clay

Ancestry of “merisavi”, step by step

merisavi 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 savi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansaviclay
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sauvi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →