Where does “pääsiäislauantai” come from?
pääsiäislauantai (Finnish) comes from Finnish lauantai, from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
Ancestry of “pääsiäislauantai”, step by step
pääsiäislauantai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lauantai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lauantai | Saturday |
| 2 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 3 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via Finnish pääsiäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääsiäinen | Easter |
| 2 | Finnish | päästä | to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |