Where does “kirjopyykki” come from?
kirjopyykki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyykki, from Swedish byk, from Swedish byka, from Middle Low German büken.
kirjopyykki (Finnish): colored laundry
Ancestry of “kirjopyykki”, step by step
kirjopyykki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyykki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyykki | laundry; A post that is used to mark something,... |
| 2 | Swedish | byk | a bunch of clothes to be washed |
| 3 | Swedish | byka | to wash |
| 4 | Middle Low German | büken | — |
via Finnish kirjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjo | spectrum; as a modifier in a compound term... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoi | variegated, mottled, spotted |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |