Where does “kivipyykki” come from?

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

kivipyykki (Finnish): milestone, landmark stone acting as a milepost or landmark

Definitions

  1. milestone, landmark stone acting as a milepost or landmark

Ancestry of “kivipyykki”, step by step

kivipyykki 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 kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Middle Low German büken →Every word from Swedish byka →Every word from Swedish byk →