Where does “laiva” come from?

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

laiva (Finnish): ship; nave

Definitions

  1. ship; nave

Ancestry of “laiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclaivaship
2Proto-Finniclawja—
3Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “laiva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →
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