Where does “rangaistussiirtola” come from?
rangaistussiirtola (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirtola, 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.
rangaistussiirtola (Finnish): penal colony
Definitions
- penal colony
Ancestry of “rangaistussiirtola”, step by step
rangaistussiirtola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siirtola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siirtola | settlement |
| 2 | Finnish | la | Abbreviation of lauantai |
| 3 | Finnish | lauantai | Saturday |
| 4 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 5 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via Finnish rangaistus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rangaistus | punishment; penalty; comeuppance |
| 2 | Finnish | rangaista | To punish, penalise/penalize, mete out a... |
| 3 | Finnish | ranka | pole; stalk; spine |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ranka | — |