Where does “Hiitola” come from?
Hiitola (Finnish) comes from Finnish la, from Finnish lauantai, from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
Hiitola (Finnish): Khiytola former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia
Definitions
- Khiytola former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia
Ancestry of “Hiitola”, step by step
Hiitola traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish la
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | la | Abbreviation of lauantai |
| 2 | Finnish | lauantai | Saturday |
| 3 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 4 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via Finnish hiisi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiisi | devil, demon; wooded sacred site or burial... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hiici | burial ground |
via Finnish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | o | — |