Where does “veneenpohja” come from?

veneenpohja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

veneenpohja (Finnish): boat bottom the part of the boat's hull that is under the water

Definitions

  1. boat bottom the part of the boat's hull that is under the water

Ancestry of “veneenpohja”, step by step

veneenpohja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja

via Finnish vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošjaEvery word from Proto-Finnic pohjaEvery word from Finnish pohja
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