Where does “luovia” come from?
luovia (Finnish) comes from Finnish ia, from Finnish ja, from Proto-Finnic ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
luovia (Finnish): to tack, sail close to the wind
Definitions
- to tack, sail close to the wind
Ancestry of “luovia”, step by step
luovia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ia | Obsolete spelling of ja |
| 2 | Finnish | ja | and; AND |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ja | and |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Finnish luovi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luovi | board, leg, tack distance sailed with sails constantly on the same side of the ship |
| 2 | Swedish | löv | leaf; an organ of a plant; leaf |
| 3 | Dutch | loef | luff, windward side of a sail or ship;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | loef | windward side; an oar or paddle used in steering |
| 5 | Old Dutch | luof | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lōf- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lāp- | to shine; cow |