Where does “purjehdusseura” come from?

purjehdusseura (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.

purjehdusseura (Finnish): sailing club, yacht club

Definitions

  1. sailing club, yacht club

Ancestry of “purjehdusseura”, step by step

purjehdusseura 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 seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buriz →Every word from Proto-Finnic purjeh →