Where does “konepestä” come from?

konepestä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kone, from Proto-Finnic koneh — magic.

konepestä (Finnish): to machine wash wash clothes in a washing machine or dishes in a dishwasher

Definitions

  1. to machine wash wash clothes in a washing machine or dishes in a dishwasher

Ancestry of “konepestä”, step by step

konepestä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic

via Finnish pestä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpestäto wash; to launder; to win
2Proto-Finnicpestäkto wash
Every word from Proto-Finnic koneh →Every word from Finnish kone →