kiuas
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- A sauna stove, traditionally a wood-burning stove; more commonly called a "sauna heater", especially when electric. It is covered with stones on which water is thrown in order to produce steam.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kiukasa.
Origin
Proto-Finnic
*kiukasa
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hiidenkiuas Finnish
- hiisi Finnish
- kiuaskivi Finnish
- kiukaa Finnish
- kiukas Finnish
- kivi Finnish
- sähkö Finnish
- sähkökiuas Finnish
- *kiukasa Proto-Finnic
- kiukkaa Ingrian