Where does “valtameripurjehdus” come from?

valtameripurjehdus (Finnish) comes from Finnish purjehdus, from Finnish purjehtia, from Finnish purje, from Proto-Finnic purjeh, from Proto-Germanic buriz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

valtameripurjehdus (Finnish): ocean trip, ocean voyage; sailing across an ocean

Definitions

  1. ocean trip, ocean voyage; sailing across an ocean

Ancestry of “valtameripurjehdus”, step by step

valtameripurjehdus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish purjehdus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurjehdussailing, sail, sailing trip; voyage, sail
2Finnishpurjehtiato sail
3Finnishpurjesail; rag, sheet
4Proto-Finnicpurjehsail
5Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Finnish valtameri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltameriocean
2Finnishmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buriz →Every word from Proto-Finnic purjeh →