Where does “merenkävijä” come from?
merenkävijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kävijä, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
merenkävijä (Finnish): seafarer, mariner, sailor
Definitions
- seafarer, mariner, sailor
Ancestry of “merenkävijä”, step by step
merenkävijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kävijä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kävijä | attender; visitor |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |