Where does “seurahuone” come from?

seurahuone (Finnish) comes from Finnish huone, from Proto-Finnic hooneh — building; room.

seurahuone (Finnish): hotel

Definitions

  1. hotel

Ancestry of “seurahuone”, step by step

seurahuone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room

via Finnish seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
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