Where does “sõjalaev” come from?

sõjalaev (Estonian) comes from Estonian laev, from Proto-Finnic laiva, from Proto-Finnic lawja, from Proto-Germanic flawją, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

sõjalaev (Estonian): warship, battleship

Definitions

  1. warship, battleship

Ancestry of “sõjalaev”, step by step

sõjalaev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian laev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlaevship
2Proto-Finniclaivaship
3Proto-Finniclawja—
4Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Estonian sõda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõdawar
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →