Where does “Hautalampi” come from?
Hautalampi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hauta, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
Ancestry of “Hautalampi”, step by step
Hautalampi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hauta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hauta | grave, tomb; trench; kiln, in the compound term... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sauþaz | boiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |
via Finnish lampi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lampi | pond |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lampi | pond small lake |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lëmpe | — |