Where does “kylpypyyhe” come from?
kylpypyyhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylpy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
kylpypyyhe (Finnish): bath towel
Ancestry of “kylpypyyhe”, step by step
kylpypyyhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kylpy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kylpy | bath |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish pyyhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyyhe | towel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc.... |
| 2 | Finnish | pyyhkiä | to wipe; to sweep; to erase |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pühkidäk | to wipe; to sweep |