Where does “purjehduskunto” come from?

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

purjehduskunto (Finnish): seaworthiness, sailworthiness

Definitions

  1. seaworthiness, sailworthiness

Ancestry of “purjehduskunto”, step by step

purjehduskunto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish purjehdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurjehdussailing, sail, sailing trip; voyage, sail
2Finnishpurjehtiato sail
3Finnishpurjesail; rag, sheet
4Proto-Finnicpurjehsail
5Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Finnish kunto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntocondition; fitness; shape; form
2Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
3Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic burizEvery word from Proto-Finnic purjeh
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