Where does “lohtunainen” come from?
lohtunainen (Finnish) comes from English comfort woman, from Japanese 慰安婦, from Japanese 慰安 — consolation, solace; comfort, relaxation; console.
lohtunainen (Finnish): comfort woman
Definitions
- comfort woman
Ancestry of “lohtunainen”, step by step
lohtunainen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English comfort woman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comfort woman | A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into... |
| 2 | Japanese | 慰安婦 | a comfort woman: a woman forced to serve soldiers... |
| 3 | Japanese | 慰安 | consolation, solace; comfort, relaxation; console |
via Finnish nainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nainen | woman; lady; first-person singular potential... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nainen | woman; wife |
via Finnish lohtu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lohtu | comfort, consolation, solace |