Where does “työpaikkaruokala” come from?

työpaikkaruokala (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruokala, 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.

työpaikkaruokala (Finnish): staff canteen, company canteen

Definitions

  1. staff canteen, company canteen

Ancestry of “työpaikkaruokala”, step by step

työpaikkaruokala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruokala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruokaladining hall, canteen
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 työpaikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtyöpaikkaA workplace; A situation; A position
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →