Where does “sisävesilaiva” come from?

sisävesilaiva (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.

sisävesilaiva (Finnish): inland vessel, inland water ship ship built for inland waters

Definitions

  1. inland vessel, inland water ship ship built for inland waters

Ancestry of “sisävesilaiva”, step by step

sisävesilaiva 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 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →