Where does “höyrylaiva” come from?

höyrylaiva (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.

höyrylaiva (Finnish): A steamship or steamer

Definitions

  1. A steamship or steamer

Ancestry of “höyrylaiva”, step by step

höyrylaiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laiva

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

via Finnish höyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyrysteam; vapor
2Proto-Finnicheürü—

Words derived from “höyrylaiva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →