Where does “pyhäkoululapsi” come from?

pyhäkoululapsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyhäkoulu, 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.

pyhäkoululapsi (Finnish): a child studying at a Sunday school

Definitions

  1. a child studying at a Sunday school

Ancestry of “pyhäkoululapsi”, step by step

pyhäkoululapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyhäkoulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpyhäkouluSunday school
2Finnishkouluschool
3LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
4Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
5Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
6Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂Every word from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́