Where does “veneluiska” come from?

veneluiska (Finnish) comes from Finnish vene, from Proto-Finnic veneh — boat.

veneluiska (Finnish): slipway timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water

Definitions

  1. slipway timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water

Ancestry of “veneluiska”, step by step

veneluiska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat

via Finnish luiska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishluiskaA slanted edge of a road, ditch, embankment or...
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