Where does “kuunarilaiva” come from?

kuunarilaiva (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.

kuunarilaiva (Finnish): schooner, barquentine

Definitions

  1. schooner, barquentine

Ancestry of “kuunarilaiva”, step by step

kuunarilaiva 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 kuunari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuunarischooner
2Swedishskonarea schooner (type of sailing ship)
3EnglishschoonerA sailing ship with two or more masts, all with...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →