merenneito

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • A mermaid.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish meri (sea, of sea, marine) + Finnish neito (maiden, of a maiden, nigella, maiden's).

Origin

Finnish

neito

Gloss

maiden, of a maiden, nigella, maiden's

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms