Where does “saunahaltias” come from?

saunahaltias (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian sauna — bath-house.

saunahaltias (Ingrian): A spirit that owns a sauna

Definitions

  1. A spirit that owns a sauna

Ancestry of “saunahaltias”, step by step

saunahaltias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian sauna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansaunabath-house

via Ingrian haltias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IngrianhaltiasA type of spirit, either good or bad
Every word from Ingrian sauna