Where does “lavasänky” come from?

lavasänky (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.

lavasänky (Finnish): pallet bed

Definitions

  1. pallet bed

Ancestry of “lavasänky”, step by step

lavasänky 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 lava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlavabed; platform; stage
2Proto-Finniclavasleeping place, bed
3Proto-Balticlā́ˀwāˀ—
Every word from Old Norse sæng →Every word from Old Norse sæing →Every word from Old Swedish siang →