Where does “valdmeri” come from?

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

valdmeri (Veps): ocean

Definitions

  1. ocean

Ancestry of “valdmeri”, step by step

valdmeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps meri

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

via Veps vald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsvaldpower, authority; regime, government; freedom,...
2Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
3Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Finnic meri →