Where does “jalkakylpy” come from?

jalkakylpy (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylpy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

jalkakylpy (Finnish): footbath

Definitions

  1. footbath

Ancestry of “jalkakylpy”, step by step

jalkakylpy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylpybath
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kylpy →
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