Where does “Primorsky” come from?
Primorsky (Portuguese) comes from Russian Примо́рский, from Russian примо́рье, from Russian мо́ре, from Old East Slavic море, from Proto-Slavic moře, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Ancestry of “Primorsky”, step by step
Primorsky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Примо́рский
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Примо́рский | coastal, maritime, seaside, littoral |
| 2 | Russian | примо́рье | — |
| 3 | Russian | мо́ре | sea |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | море | sea, lake |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | moře | sea; body of water |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mári | sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |