Where does “ikkunanpesu” come from?

ikkunanpesu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikkuna, from Finnish akkuna, from Proto-Finnic *akkuna, from Old East Slavic окъно, from Proto-Slavic okъnò — window.

ikkunanpesu (Finnish): window cleaning

Definitions

  1. window cleaning

Ancestry of “ikkunanpesu”, step by step

ikkunanpesu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ikkuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikkunawindow; sash
2FinnishakkunaAlternative form of ikkuna
3Proto-Finnic*akkunawindow
4Old East Slavicокъноwindow
5Proto-Slavicokъnòwindow

via Finnish pesu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpesuwash, washing
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Slavic okъnòEvery word from Old East Slavic окъноEvery word from Proto-Finnic *akkuna
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