Where does “viikinkilaiva” come from?

viikinkilaiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish laiva, from Proto-Finnic laiva, from Proto-Finnic lawja, from Proto-Germanic flawją, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

viikinkilaiva (Finnish): longship Viking sea vessel

Definitions

  1. longship Viking sea vessel

Ancestry of “viikinkilaiva”, step by step

viikinkilaiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laiva

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

via Finnish viikinki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviikinkiViking
2SwedishVikinga Viking
3Old NorsevíkingrViking
4Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →