Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “purjehdustaito” come from? purjehdustaito (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.
purjehdustaito (Finnish): seamanship, navigation skill
Definitions seamanship, navigation skill Ancestry of “purjehdustaito”, step by step purjehdustaito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish purjehdus Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish purjehdus sailing, sail, sailing trip; voyage, sail 2 Finnish purjehtia to sail 3 Finnish purje sail; rag, sheet 4 Proto-Finnic purjeh sail 5 Proto-Germanic buriz male offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable... 6 Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- shiny, light brown
via Finnish Taito Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish Taito skill capacity to do something well, particularly one that is acquired or learned 2 Finnish taito skill; art 3 Finnish -o Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... 4 Proto-Finnic -o Forms action/result nouns from verbs 5 Proto-Uralic -w —