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Where does “häpykukkula” come from?

häpykukkula (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukkula, 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.

häpykukkula (Finnish): mons pubis, pubic mound, mons; mons Venus, mons...

Definitions

  1. mons pubis, pubic mound, mons; mons Venus, mons...

Ancestry of “häpykukkula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkulahill; hillock
2FinnishlaAbbreviation of lauantai
3FinnishlauantaiSaturday
4Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
5Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
6Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
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