Where does “banja” come from?

banja (Finnish) comes from Russian ба́ня, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

banja (Finnish): Russian banya

Definitions

  1. Russian banya

Ancestry of “banja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianба́няbanya
2Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
3Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
4Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
5Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
6Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον →Every word from Latin balneum →