Where does “Õdagumeri” come from?

Õdagumeri (Võro) comes from Võro meri, from Proto-Finnic meri, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “Õdagumeri”, step by step

Õdagumeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Võro meri

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

via Võro õdak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Võroõdakevening; west
2Proto-Finnicektagoevening
3Proto-Finnicektäevening
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Finnic meri