Where does “lauttaväylä” come from?
lauttaväylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish lautta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lautta, from Proto-Germanic lautō.
lauttaväylä (Finnish): ferry route, ferry lane
Definitions
- ferry route, ferry lane
Ancestry of “lauttaväylä”, step by step
lauttaväylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lautta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lautta | raft; ferry |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *lautta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lautō | — |
via Finnish väylä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väylä | any route one can travel, especially one that is... |