Where does “laivakuljetus” come from?

laivakuljetus (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.

laivakuljetus (Finnish): shipping transporting by ship

Definitions

  1. shipping transporting by ship

Ancestry of “laivakuljetus”, step by step

laivakuljetus 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 kuljetus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuljetustransport, a delivery, a ride
2Finnishkuljettaato transport; to carry, convey; to drive
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Germanic flawjąEvery word from Proto-Finnic lawja