Where does “laivaväylä” come from?
laivaväylä (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.
laivaväylä (Finnish): shipping lane, shipping channel
Definitions
- shipping lane, shipping channel
Ancestry of “laivaväylä”, step by step
laivaväylä 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 väylä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väylä | any route one can travel, especially one that is... |