Where does “kuivakäymälä” come from?
kuivakäymälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish käymälä, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
kuivakäymälä (Finnish): dry toilet, outhouse, latrine
Definitions
- dry toilet, outhouse, latrine
Ancestry of “kuivakäymälä”, step by step
kuivakäymälä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käymälä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käymälä | lavatory, toilet |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |