Where does “kuivauslinko” come from?

kuivauslinko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuivaus, from Finnish kuivata, from Finnish kuiva, from Proto-Finnic kuiva — dry.

kuivauslinko (Finnish): spin dryer

Definitions

  1. spin dryer

Ancestry of “kuivauslinko”, step by step

kuivauslinko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuivaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivausdrying
2Finnishkuivatato dry
3Finnishkuivadry; Indicative present connegative form of...
4Proto-Finnickuivadry

via Finnish linko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlinkocentrifuge; sling; Clipping of pyykkilinko
2Proto-Finniclinkosling (instrument for throwing)
Every word from Proto-Finnic kuiva →Every word from Finnish kuiva →Every word from Finnish kuivata →