Where does “laivayhteys” come from?

laivayhteys (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.

laivayhteys (Finnish): service by ship or boat between two destinations

Definitions

  1. service by ship or boat between two destinations

Ancestry of “laivayhteys”, step by step

laivayhteys 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 yhteys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhteysconnection; access, connection; contact
2Finnishyksione
3Proto-Finnicükcione
4Proto-Uralicükteone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →