Where does “vihollislaivasto” come from?
vihollislaivasto (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.
vihollislaivasto (Finnish): enemy fleet
Definitions
- enemy fleet
Ancestry of “vihollislaivasto”, step by step
vihollislaivasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laivasto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laivasto | navy; fleet; shipping |
| 2 | Finnish | laiva | ship; nave |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laiva | ship |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | lawja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flawją | ship, vessel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Finnish vihollinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihollinen | An enemy |
| 2 | Finnish | viha | anger, fury, rage, wrath, ire; hate, hatred,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | viha | hate, anger; rage; agression |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |