Where does “räkälä” come from?

räkälä (Finnish) comes 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.

räkälä (Finnish): Inexpensive, run-down bar; pub

Definitions

  1. Inexpensive, run-down bar; pub

Ancestry of “räkälä”, step by step

räkälä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlaAbbreviation of lauantai
2FinnishlauantaiSaturday
3Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
4Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
5Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Finnish räkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräkäsnot; rheum, water; saliva
2Proto-Finnicräkäsnot
3Proto-Germanichrēkąsaliva; snot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →