Where does “purjelaivasto” come from?

purjelaivasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish laivasto, from Finnish laiva, from Proto-Finnic laiva, from Proto-Finnic lawja, from Proto-Germanic flawją, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

purjelaivasto (Finnish): fleet of sailing ships

Definitions

  1. fleet of sailing ships

Ancestry of “purjelaivasto”, step by step

purjelaivasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laivasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaivastonavy; fleet; shipping
2Finnishlaivaship; nave
3Proto-Finniclaivaship
4Proto-Finniclawja—
5Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish purje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurjesail; rag, sheet
2Proto-Finnicpurjehsail
3Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →