Where does “kylpylä” come from?

kylpylä (Finnish) comes 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.

kylpylä (Finnish): spa; bathhouse

Definitions

  1. spa; bathhouse

Ancestry of “kylpylä”, step by step

kylpylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish la

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

via Finnish kylpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylpybath
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

Words derived from “kylpylä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →