Where does “kylpyhuonevaaka” come from?
kylpyhuonevaaka (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaaka, from Old Swedish vāgh, from Old Norse vág, from Proto-Germanic wēgō, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
kylpyhuonevaaka (Finnish): bathroom scales
Definitions
- bathroom scales
Ancestry of “kylpyhuonevaaka”, step by step
kylpyhuonevaaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaaka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaaka | scales; horizontal |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vāgh | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | vág | balance, scales; weight |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wēgō | scales; weight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |
via Finnish kylpyhuone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kylpyhuone | A bathroom; A bath |
| 2 | Finnish | kylpy | bath |
| 3 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |