Where does “opiskelijaruokala” come from?
opiskelijaruokala (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruokala, 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.
opiskelijaruokala (Finnish): student canteen
Definitions
- student canteen
Ancestry of “opiskelijaruokala”, step by step
opiskelijaruokala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruokala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruokala | dining hall, canteen |
| 2 | Finnish | la | Abbreviation of lauantai |
| 3 | Finnish | lauantai | Saturday |
| 4 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 5 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via Finnish opiskelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opiskelija | student |
| 2 | Finnish | opiskella | To study something |
| 3 | Finnish | oppia | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |