Where does “jauhonpöly” come from?

jauhonpöly (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöly, from Proto-Finnic pölü.

Ancestry of “jauhonpöly”, step by step

jauhonpöly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pöly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölydust
2Proto-Finnicpölü

via Finnish jauho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhoflour
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*jauho
Every word from Proto-Finnic pölüEvery word from Finnish pöly