Where does “kesäsiirtola” come from?

kesäsiirtola (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirtola, 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.

kesäsiirtola (Finnish): summer camp, summer holiday camp

Definitions

  1. summer camp, summer holiday camp

Ancestry of “kesäsiirtola”, step by step

kesäsiirtola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirtola

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

via Finnish kesä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesäsummer; fallow; Abbreviation of kesäkuu
2Proto-Finnickesäsummer; fallow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ós-r—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →