Where does “talvimeri” come from?

talvimeri (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.

talvimeri (Ingrian): sea in the winter

Definitions

  1. sea in the winter

Ancestry of “talvimeri”, step by step

talvimeri 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 talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantalviwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Finnic meri
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