Where does “laivapäiväkirja” come from?
laivapäiväkirja (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.
laivapäiväkirja (Finnish): logbook book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage
Definitions
- logbook book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage
Ancestry of “laivapäiväkirja”, step by step
laivapäiväkirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laiva
| 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 |
via Finnish päiväkirja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päiväkirja | A diary, especially one kept by an individual; A... |
| 2 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |