Where does “ме̄рр вуэсск” come from?

ме̄рр вуэсск (Kildin Sami) comes from Kildin Sami ме̄рр, from Proto-Samic mearë, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

ме̄рр вуэсск (Kildin Sami): sea perch

Definitions

  1. sea perch

Ancestry of “ме̄рр вуэсск”, step by step

ме̄рр вуэсск traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kildin Sami ме̄рр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kildin Samiме̄ррsea
2Proto-Samicmearësea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Kildin Sami вуэсск

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kildin Samiвуэсскperch
2Proto-Samicvuosŋōnperch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →