Where does “merizveeri” come from?

merizveeri (Ingrian) comes from Votic zveeri, from Russian зверь, from Old East Slavic звѣрь, from Proto-Slavic zvěrь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

merizveeri (Ingrian): marine mammal

Definitions

  1. marine mammal

Ancestry of “merizveeri”, step by step

merizveeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic zveeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticzveeriwild animal, beast
2Russianзверьanimal, beast; brute; mammal
3Old East Slavicзвѣрьwild animal
4Proto-Slaviczvěrьwild animal, beast
5Proto-Balto-Slavicźwēˀríswild animal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

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 ǵʰwer- →
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