Where does “laivaaja” come from?

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

laivaaja (Finnish): shipper one who transports by ship

Definitions

  1. shipper one who transports by ship

Ancestry of “laivaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaivatato ship, to transport using a ship
2Finnishlaivaship; nave
3Proto-Finniclaivaship
4Proto-Finniclawja—
5Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →