Where does “kalastuslaivasto” come from?

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

kalastuslaivasto (Finnish): fishing fleet

Definitions

  1. fishing fleet

Ancestry of “kalastuslaivasto”, step by step

kalastuslaivasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laivasto

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

via Finnish kalastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalastusfishing
2FinnishkalastaaTo fish
3Ingriankalafish
4Proto-Finnickalafish
5Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →