Where does “terveyskylpylä” come from?

terveyskylpylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylpylä, from Finnish la, from Finnish lauantai, from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

terveyskylpylä (Finnish): health spa

Definitions

  1. health spa

Ancestry of “terveyskylpylä”, step by step

terveyskylpylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylpylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylpyläspa; bathhouse
2FinnishlaAbbreviation of lauantai
3FinnishlauantaiSaturday
4Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
5Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
6Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Finnish terveys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterveyshealth
2Proto-Finnictervehüchealth
3Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
4Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals
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