Where does “laivastopeli” come from?

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

laivastopeli (Finnish): battleship, battleships

Definitions

  1. battleship, battleships

Ancestry of “laivastopeli”, step by step

laivastopeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laivasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaivastonavy; fleet; shipping
2Finnishlaivaship; nave
3Proto-Finniclaivaship
4Proto-Finniclawja—
5Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish peli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
2Middle Low Germanspel—
3Old Saxonspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →