Where does “merivimpa” come from?

merivimpa (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.

merivimpa (Ingrian): (big) mature vimba

Definitions

  1. (big) mature vimba

Ancestry of “merivimpa”, step by step

merivimpa 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 vimpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvimpavimba
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →