Where does “laiva” come from?

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

laiva (Votic): ship, boat

Definitions

  1. ship, boat

Ancestry of “laiva”, 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 →