Where does “kouluruokala” come from?

kouluruokala (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruokala, 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.

kouluruokala (Finnish): school canteen

Definitions

  1. school canteen

Ancestry of “kouluruokala”, step by step

kouluruokala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruokala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokaladining hall, canteen
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 koulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkouluschool
2LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
3Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
4Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →