Where does “varjolaivasto” come from?

varjolaivasto (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.

varjolaivasto (Finnish): shadow fleet

Definitions

  1. shadow fleet

Ancestry of “varjolaivasto”, step by step

varjolaivasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laivasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaivastonavy; fleet; shipping
2Finnishlaivaship; nave
3Proto-Finniclaivaship
4Proto-Finniclawja—
5Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish varjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
2Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
3Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →