Where does “Puumala” come from?

Puumala (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 “Puumala”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Puumala

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