Where does “lavvantaki” come from?
lavvantaki (Ingrian) comes from Finnish lauantai, from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
Ancestry of “lavvantaki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lauantai | Saturday |
| 2 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 3 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |