Where does “pyhäkoulu” come from?

pyhäkoulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish koulu, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

pyhäkoulu (Finnish): Sunday school

Definitions

  1. Sunday school

Ancestry of “pyhäkoulu”, step by step

pyhäkoulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkouluschool
2LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
3Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
4Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish pyhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyhäholy, sacred; Sunday, dominical,...
2Proto-Finnicpühäholiday, fast; holy, sacred
3Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—

Words derived from “pyhäkoulu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́ →