Where does “sälepohjasänky” come from?

sälepohjasänky (Finnish) comes from Finnish sänky, from Swedish säng, from Old Swedish siang, from Old Norse sæing, from Old Norse sæng — a late variant of sæing.

sälepohjasänky (Finnish): slatted bed (base)

Definitions

  1. slatted bed (base)

Ancestry of “sälepohjasänky”, step by step

sälepohjasänky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sänky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsänkybed, bedstead; sex, especially in the expressions...
2Swedishsänga bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping
3Old Swedishsiang—
4Old Norsesæingbed
5Old Norsesænga late variant of sæing

via Finnish sälepohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsälepohjaslatted base, slatted bottom; a base or bottom made of wooden slats
2Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
3Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
4Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Old Norse sæng →Every word from Old Norse sæing →Every word from Old Swedish siang →