Where does “sänkyvaatteet” come from?

sänkyvaatteet (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.

sänkyvaatteet (Finnish): bedding, bedclothes

Definitions

  1. bedding, bedclothes

Ancestry of “sänkyvaatteet”, step by step

sänkyvaatteet 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 vaate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaatepiece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes
2Proto-Finnic*vaat'ëkclothing, garment
3Proto-Germanicwēdizpiece of cloth, garment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
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