Where does “rahtilaiva” come from?

rahtilaiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahti, from Middle Low German vracht, from Old Saxon frāht, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

rahtilaiva (Finnish): cargo ship

Definitions

  1. cargo ship

Ancestry of “rahtilaiva”, step by step

rahtilaiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahtifreight, cargo
2Middle Low Germanvrachtfreight money
3Old Saxonfrāht—
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish laiva

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

Words derived from “rahtilaiva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →