Where does “höyrylotja” come from?

höyrylotja (Finnish) comes from Finnish lotja, from Old East Slavic лодья, from Proto-Slavic oldī — boat, vessel.

höyrylotja (Finnish): a wooden steamship that has been treated with tar, often used in inland waters

Definitions

  1. a wooden steamship that has been treated with tar, often used in inland waters

Ancestry of “höyrylotja”, step by step

höyrylotja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lotja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlotjabarge
2Old East Slavicлодья—
3Proto-Slavicoldīboat, vessel

via Finnish höyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyrysteam; vapor
2Proto-Finnicheürü—
Every word from Proto-Slavic oldī →Every word from Old East Slavic лодья →Every word from Finnish lotja →