Where does “sotalaiva” come from?
sotalaiva (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.
sotalaiva (Finnish): warship; man of war
Definitions
- warship; man of war
Ancestry of “sotalaiva”, step by step
sotalaiva traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laiva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laiva | ship; nave |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laiva | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lawja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flawją | ship, vessel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Finnish sota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sota | war; warfare; military, war- |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sota | war, conflict |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śoďa | war |
via Ingrian sota
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | sota | war |