Where does “siipirataslaiva” come from?

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

siipirataslaiva (Finnish): paddlewheel ship

Definitions

  1. paddlewheel ship

Ancestry of “siipirataslaiva”, step by step

siipirataslaiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laiva

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

via Finnish siipiratas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiipirataspaddlewheel
2Finnishratascogwheel
3Proto-Finnicrat'aswheel; ? cart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →