Where does “sivulaiva” come from?

sivulaiva (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.

sivulaiva (Finnish): side aisle in a church or other such structure with a nave or central aisle

Definitions

  1. side aisle in a church or other such structure with a nave or central aisle

Ancestry of “sivulaiva”, step by step

sivulaiva 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 sivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivupage, side; side; flank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Germanic flawjąEvery word from Proto-Finnic lawja