Where does “purjelotja” come from?

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

purjelotja (Finnish): sailing barge

Definitions

  1. sailing barge

Ancestry of “purjelotja”, step by step

purjelotja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish purje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurjesail; rag, sheet
2Proto-Finnicpurjehsail
3Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Finnish lotja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlotjabarge
2Old East Slavicлодья—
3Proto-Slavicoldīboat, vessel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buriz →Every word from Proto-Finnic purjeh →