Where does “keittiöpyyhe” come from?

keittiöpyyhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyhe, from Finnish pyyhkiä, from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk — to wipe; to sweep.

keittiöpyyhe (Finnish): kitchen towel, dish towel

Definitions

  1. kitchen towel, dish towel

Ancestry of “keittiöpyyhe”, step by step

keittiöpyyhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyyhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyyhetowel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc....
2Finnishpyyhkiäto wipe; to sweep; to erase
3Proto-Finnicpühkidäkto wipe; to sweep

via Finnish keittiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittiökitchen; cuisine
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk →Every word from Finnish pyyhkiä →Every word from Finnish pyyhe →