Where does “vesilläliikkuja” come from?

vesilläliikkuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish liikkuja, from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.

vesilläliikkuja (Finnish): someone operating a water vehicle, such as a boater

Definitions

  1. someone operating a water vehicle, such as a boater

Ancestry of “vesilläliikkuja”, step by step

vesilläliikkuja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liikkuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikkujamover
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic likke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic likudak →Every word from Finnish liikkua →