Where does “avomerilaivuri” come from?

avomerilaivuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish laivuri, from Finnish laiva, from Proto-Finnic laiva, from Proto-Finnic lawja, from Proto-Germanic flawją, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

avomerilaivuri (Finnish): offshore skipper

Definitions

  1. offshore skipper

Ancestry of “avomerilaivuri”, step by step

avomerilaivuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laivuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaivuriskipper, shipmaster, boatmaster
2Finnishlaivaship; nave
3Proto-Finniclaivaship
4Proto-Finniclawja—
5Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish avomeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavomerihigh seas
2Ingrianmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →