Where does “lõbumaja” come from?

lõbumaja (Estonian) comes from Estonian lõbu, from Estonian lebama, from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.

lõbumaja (Estonian): brothel

Definitions

  1. brothel

Ancestry of “lõbumaja”, step by step

lõbumaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian lõbu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlõbupleasure, fun
2Estonianlebamato lie, to lie down
3Proto-Finniclebäit'äkto rest
4Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid

via Estonian maja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmajahouse
2Proto-Finnicmajahouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk →