Where does “sotalaivasto” come from?
sotalaivasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish laivasto, from Finnish laiva, from Proto-Finnic laiva, from Proto-Finnic lawja, from Proto-Germanic flawją, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
sotalaivasto (Finnish): navy; armada
Ancestry of “sotalaivasto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | laivasto | navy; fleet; shipping |
| 2 | Finnish | laiva | ship; nave |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laiva | ship |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | lawja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flawją | ship, vessel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |