Where does “mearaguolli” come from?

mearaguolli (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami mearra, 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.

mearaguolli (Northern Sami): seafish, marine fish

Definitions

  1. seafish, marine fish

Ancestry of “mearaguolli”, step by step

mearaguolli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami mearra

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

via Northern Sami guolli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiguollifish
2Proto-Samickuolēfish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →
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