Where does “märkänäppylä” come from?

märkänäppylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish näppylä, 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.

märkänäppylä (Finnish): pimple inflamed spot of skin filled with pus

Definitions

  1. pimple inflamed spot of skin filled with pus

Ancestry of “märkänäppylä”, step by step

märkänäppylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näppylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäppyläpimple
2FinnishlaAbbreviation of lauantai
3FinnishlauantaiSaturday
4Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
5Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
6Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Finnish märkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmärkäwet; pus
2Proto-Finnicmärkäwet, moist; pus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →