Where does “konepesu” come from?

konepesu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pesu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

konepesu (Finnish): machine wash, power washing; dishwashing with a dishwasher (machine); washing laundry with a washing machine

Definitions

  1. machine wash, power washing; dishwashing with a dishwasher (machine); washing laundry with a washing machine

Ancestry of “konepesu”, step by step

konepesu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pesu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpesuwash, washing
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish pesu →