Where does “isovene” come from?

isovene (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

isovene (Finnish): longboat, large boat

Definitions

  1. longboat, large boat

Ancestry of “isovene”, step by step

isovene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Finnish vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →