Where does “työsiirtola” come from?

työsiirtola (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirtola, 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.

työsiirtola (Finnish): labor colony, labor camp, penal colony

Definitions

  1. labor colony, labor camp, penal colony

Ancestry of “työsiirtola”, step by step

työsiirtola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirtola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtolasettlement
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 työ

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