Where does “sisävesialus” come from?

sisävesialus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

sisävesialus (Finnish): inland vessel, inland waterway vessel

Definitions

  1. inland vessel, inland waterway vessel

Ancestry of “sisävesialus”, step by step

sisävesialus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish sisävesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisävesiinland water permanent water body inland from the sea coast including e.g. rivers, lakes, canals, reservoirs
2Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
3Proto-Finnicveciwater
4Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
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