Where does “pikkupappila” come from?

pikkupappila (Finnish) comes from Finnish pappila, 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.

pikkupappila (Finnish): chaplain's residence

Definitions

  1. chaplain's residence

Ancestry of “pikkupappila”, step by step

pikkupappila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pappila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpappilarectory, vicarage; manse
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 pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →