Where does “oppilasasuntola” come from?
oppilasasuntola (Finnish) comes from Finnish asuntola, 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.
oppilasasuntola (Finnish): student dormitory, student hostel especially for younger students
Definitions
- student dormitory, student hostel especially for younger students
Ancestry of “oppilasasuntola”, step by step
oppilasasuntola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish asuntola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asuntola | dormitory, dorm; hall of residence; boarding... |
| 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 |