Where does “kylpypalju” come from?
kylpypalju (Finnish) comes from Finnish palju, from Swedish balja, from Old Swedish balia, from Middle Low German ballie, from French baille, from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.
kylpypalju (Finnish): a round wooden hot tub, often large enough to accommodate multiple people
Definitions
- a round wooden hot tub, often large enough to accommodate multiple people
Ancestry of “kylpypalju”, step by step
kylpypalju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish palju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palju | a tub; an old-fashioned bathing tub, typically... |
| 2 | Swedish | balja | scabbard |
| 3 | Old Swedish | balia | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | ballie | — |
| 5 | French | baille | tub; water |
| 6 | Latin | baiula | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 7 | Latin | bāiulus | a carrier: a porter |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |