Where does “majakkalaiva” come from?

majakkalaiva (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.

majakkalaiva (Finnish): lightvessel

Definitions

  1. lightvessel

Ancestry of “majakkalaiva”, step by step

majakkalaiva 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 majakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmajakkalighthouse; beacon; rotating light, beacon
2Russianмая́кlighthouse
3Slavicmajakъ—
4Proto-Slavicmajatito beckon; to wave; to detain, to dawdle
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmāˀ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →