Where does “kilpavene” come from?
kilpavene (Finnish) comes from Finnish vene, from Proto-Finnic veneh — boat.
kilpavene (Finnish): race boat; speedboat
Ancestry of “kilpavene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vene | boat |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veneh | boat |