Where does “laivastotukikohta” come from?

laivastotukikohta (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.

laivastotukikohta (Finnish): naval base

Definitions

  1. naval base

Ancestry of “laivastotukikohta”, step by step

laivastotukikohta 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 tukikohta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtukikohtaA fort; A stronghold; A base
2Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
3Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
4Proto-Uralickoptaplace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →