Where does “astianpesu” come from?
astianpesu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pesu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u.
astianpesu (Finnish): dishwashing
Ancestry of “astianpesu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pesu | wash, washing |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | — |