Where does “hourula” come from?

hourula (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.

hourula (Finnish): madhouse

Definitions

  1. madhouse

Ancestry of “hourula”, step by step

hourula traces back through 3 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 houru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhouruSynonym of hullu; now chiefly used as modifier in...
2Finnishhouriato rave
3Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
4Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
5Proto-Uralic-j-—

via Ancient Greek Φεβρωνία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦεβρωνίαFebronia
2LatinFebronia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →