Where does “laivatokka” come from?

laivatokka (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.

laivatokka (Finnish): wet dock dock that has a constant level of water despite the tide

Definitions

  1. wet dock dock that has a constant level of water despite the tide

Ancestry of “laivatokka”, step by step

laivatokka 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 tokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtokkaA large herd, especially of reindeer; dry dock,...
2Swedishdockaa doll, a puppet; a dock; to dock
3Old Norsedokka—
4Proto-Germanicdukkǭpower, strength; muscle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →