Where does “orjalaiva” come from?

orjalaiva (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.

orjalaiva (Finnish): slaver, slave ship

Definitions

  1. slaver, slave ship

Ancestry of “orjalaiva”, step by step

orjalaiva 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 orja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorjaslave
2Proto-Finnicorjaslave; servant
3Proto-Finno-Permicorja—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →