Where does “Kouvola” come from?

Kouvola (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.

Ancestry of “Kouvola”, step by step

Kouvola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlaAbbreviation of lauantai
2FinnishlauantaiSaturday
3Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
4Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
5Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Finnish kouvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkouvoSynonym of karhu
2Proto-Finnickaivadakto dig up, to excavate
3Proto-Uralickajwa-dig

Words derived from “Kouvola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →