Where does “kylpy” come from?

kylpy (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylpeä, from Proto-Finnic külpedäk — to bathe.

kylpy (Finnish): bath

Definitions

  1. bath

Ancestry of “kylpy”, step by step

kylpy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylpeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylpeäto bathe, take a bath, wash oneself; to bask
2Proto-Finnickülpedäkto bathe

via Ingrian kylpiä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankylpiäto bathe

Words derived from “kylpy”

Every word from Proto-Finnic külpedäk →Every word from Finnish kylpeä →