Where does “lastensänky” come from?

lastensänky (Finnish) comes from Finnish sänky, from Swedish säng, from Old Swedish siang, from Old Norse sæing, from Old Norse sæng — a late variant of sæing.

lastensänky (Finnish): (young) children's bed

Definitions

  1. (young) children's bed

Ancestry of “lastensänky”, step by step

lastensänky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sänky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsänkybed, bedstead; sex, especially in the expressions...
2Swedishsänga bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping
3Old Swedishsiang—
4Old Norsesæingbed
5Old Norsesænga late variant of sæing

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Old Norse sæng →Every word from Old Norse sæing →Every word from Old Swedish siang →