Where does “laiv” come from?

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

laiv (Veps): boat

Definitions

  1. boat

Ancestry of “laiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclaivaship
2Proto-Finniclawja—
3Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flawją →Every word from Proto-Finnic lawja →