Where does “tipula” come from?

tipula (Finnish) comes 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.

tipula (Finnish): girls' school

Definitions

  1. girls' school

Ancestry of “tipula”, step by step

tipula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish la

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

via Finnish tipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtipuchick, chicken; chick; any small bird
2Proto-Finnictipu—
3Proto-Finnictipachick, young chicken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →