Where does “laivatykistö” come from?

laivatykistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish tykistö, from Finnish tykki, from Swedish stycke, from Old Norse stykki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

laivatykistö (Finnish): naval artillery

Definitions

  1. naval artillery

Ancestry of “laivatykistö”, step by step

laivatykistö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tykistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtykistöartillery
2Finnishtykkigun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;...
3Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
4Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish laiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaivaship; nave
2Proto-Finniclaivaship
3Proto-Finniclawja—
4Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →