Where does “hantuuki” come from?

hantuuki (Finnish) comes from Swedish handduk, from Swedish duk, from Old Norse dúkr, from Middle Low German dôk, from Old Saxon dōk, from Proto-West Germanic dōk, from Proto-Germanic dōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwōg-.

hantuuki (Finnish): hand towel, handcloth

Definitions

  1. hand towel, handcloth

Ancestry of “hantuuki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhandduka towel (cloth for drying)
2Swedishduktablecloth; a piece of cloth used for protection...
3Old Norsedúkrcloth
4Middle Low Germandôk—
5Old Saxondōk—
6Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
7Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōkaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dōk →