Where does “laivanhylky” come from?
laivanhylky (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.
laivanhylky (Finnish): shipwreck
Ancestry of “laivanhylky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laiva | ship; nave |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laiva | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lawja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flawją | ship, vessel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |