Where does “laivakorppu” come from?

laivakorppu (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.

laivakorppu (Finnish): hardtack, biscuit

Definitions

  1. hardtack, biscuit

Ancestry of “laivakorppu”, step by step

laivakorppu 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 korppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorppurusk, cracker; 3½-inch floppy
2Swedishskorparusk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →