Where does “hienopyykki” come from?

hienopyykki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyykki, from Swedish byk, from Swedish byka, from Middle Low German büken.

hienopyykki (Finnish): delicate laundry, fine laundry

Definitions

  1. delicate laundry, fine laundry

Ancestry of “hienopyykki”, step by step

hienopyykki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyykki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyykkilaundry; A post that is used to mark something,...
2Swedishbyka bunch of clothes to be washed
3Swedishbykato wash
4Middle Low Germanbüken—

via Finnish hieno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
2Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin
Every word from Middle Low German büken →Every word from Swedish byka →Every word from Swedish byk →