Where does “vannasistaba” come from?
vannasistaba (Latvian) comes from Latvian istaba, from Old East Slavic истъба, from Proto-Slavic jьstъba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.
vannasistaba (Latvian): bathroom
Ancestry of “vannasistaba”, step by step
vannasistaba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian istaba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | istaba | room; room; house; peasant house, hut |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | истъба | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jьstъba | room |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *stubu | — |
via Latvian vannas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | vannas | genitive singular form of vanna; nominative... |
| 2 | Latvian | vanna | bathtub, tub; tub; bath |
| 3 | Swedish | vanna | a fan for winnowing |