Where does “railakkaasti” come from?

railakkaasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish railakas, 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.

railakkaasti (Finnish): lively, sociably

Definitions

  1. lively, sociably

Ancestry of “railakkaasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrailakaslively, sociable
2FinnishlaAbbreviation of lauantai
3FinnishlauantaiSaturday
4Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
5Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
6Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →