Where does “pühkima” come from?

pühkima (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk — to wipe; to sweep.

pühkima (Estonian): to scurry, to dash, to race, to tear along

Definitions

  1. to scurry, to dash, to race, to tear along

Ancestry of “pühkima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpühkidäkto wipe; to sweep
Every word from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk