Where does “laiva” come from?

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

laiva (Proto-Finnic): ship

Definitions

  1. ship

Ancestry of “laiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclawja—
2Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “laiva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →