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Where does “miârrkuäʹcǩǩem” come from?

miârrkuäʹcǩǩem (Skolt Sami) comes from Skolt Sami miârr, 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.

miârrkuäʹcǩǩem (Skolt Sami): white-tailed eagle

Definitions

  1. white-tailed eagle

Ancestry of “miârrkuäʹcǩǩem”, step by step

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