Where does “kosteuspyyhe” come from?

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

kosteuspyyhe (Finnish): wet wipe, moist towelette

Definitions

  1. wet wipe, moist towelette

Ancestry of “kosteuspyyhe”, step by step

kosteuspyyhe 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 kosteus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkosteusdampness; humidity; moisture
2FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk →Every word from Finnish pyyhkiä →Every word from Finnish pyyhe →