Where does “hieromalaitos” come from?

hieromalaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

hieromalaitos (Finnish): massage parlor

Definitions

  1. massage parlor

Ancestry of “hieromalaitos”, step by step

hieromalaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish hieroa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhieroato rub; to massage
2Proto-Finnicheerodakto rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →