Where does “Pihkala” come from?

Pihkala (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.

Pihkala (Finnish): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Pihkala”, step by step

Pihkala 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 pihka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihkaresin
2Proto-Finnicpihkaresin
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpiška—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →