Where does “saunakiulu” come from?
saunakiulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sauna, from Proto-Finnic sakna, from Proto-Germanic stakna-.
saunakiulu (Finnish): a kiulu used for löylyvesi in a sauna
Definitions
- a kiulu used for löylyvesi in a sauna
Ancestry of “saunakiulu”, step by step
saunakiulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sauna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sauna | sauna; Any bath where sweating is part of the... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sakna | sauna |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stakna- | — |
via Finnish kiulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiulu | A type of wooden bucket or pail made from slats with one longer slat as a handle, used as a container for liquids e.g. for water in a sauna; a similarly shaped vessel made from another material such as plastic or metal |