Where does “viihdekylpylä” come from?

viihdekylpylä (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.

viihdekylpylä (Finnish): entertainment spa, recreational spa

Definitions

  1. entertainment spa, recreational spa

Ancestry of “viihdekylpylä”, step by step

viihdekylpylä 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 viihde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviihdeentertainment
2Finnishviihtyäto get on, get along, enjoy; to enjoy oneself; to...
3Proto-Finnicviihtüdäk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →
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