Where does “seilailla” come from?

seilailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish seilata, from Swedish segla, from Old Swedish sighla, from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

seilailla (Finnish): to sail

Definitions

  1. to sail

Ancestry of “seilailla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishseilataTo sail; To wander, drift
2Swedishseglato sail, to navigate
3Old Swedishsighlato sail
4Old Norsesiglato sail
5Proto-Germanicsiglijanąto sail
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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