Where does “käymälä” come from?
käymälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
käymälä (Finnish): lavatory, toilet
Definitions
- lavatory, toilet
Ancestry of “käymälä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |