Where does “matkapurjevene” come from?

matkapurjevene (Finnish) comes from Finnish purjevene, from Finnish purje, from Proto-Finnic purjeh, from Proto-Germanic buriz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

matkapurjevene (Finnish): cruise sailboat

Definitions

  1. cruise sailboat

Ancestry of “matkapurjevene”, step by step

matkapurjevene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish purjevene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurjevenesailboat
2Finnishpurjesail; rag, sheet
3Proto-Finnicpurjehsail
4Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buriz →Every word from Proto-Finnic purjeh →