Where does “aavelaiva” come from?
aavelaiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish laiva, from Proto-Finnic laiva, from Proto-Finnic lawja, from Proto-Germanic flawją, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
aavelaiva (Finnish): ghost ship
Definitions
- ghost ship
Ancestry of “aavelaiva”, step by step
aavelaiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laiva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laiva | ship; nave |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laiva | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lawja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flawją | ship, vessel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Finnish aave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aave | phantom; ghost |