Where does “saunavasta” come from?

saunavasta (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.

saunavasta (Finnish): Same as vasta

Definitions

  1. Same as vasta

Ancestry of “saunavasta”, step by step

saunavasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvastaExpressing delay or that something takes place...
2Swedishkvastbroom; tassel; cyme
3Old Swedishquaster—
4Old Norsekvǫstr—
5Proto-Germanickwastuztuft; tassel
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷes-twig; leafwork

via Finnish sauna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaunasauna; Any bath where sweating is part of the...
2Proto-Finnicsaknasauna
3Proto-Germanicstakna-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwastuz →Every word from Old Norse kvǫstr →