Where does “naistenhuone” come from?

naistenhuone (Finnish) comes from Finnish huone, from Proto-Finnic hooneh — building; room.

naistenhuone (Finnish): ladies' room

Definitions

  1. ladies' room

Ancestry of “naistenhuone”, step by step

naistenhuone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Finnic hooneh →Every word from Finnish huone →