Where does “nyrkkipyykki” come from?

nyrkkipyykki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyykki, from Swedish byk, from Swedish byka, from Middle Low German büken.

nyrkkipyykki (Finnish): laundry washed by hand

Definitions

  1. laundry washed by hand

Ancestry of “nyrkkipyykki”, step by step

nyrkkipyykki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyykki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyykkilaundry; A post that is used to mark something,...
2Swedishbyka bunch of clothes to be washed
3Swedishbykato wash
4Middle Low Germanbüken—

via Finnish nyrkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnyrkkifist
Every word from Middle Low German büken →Every word from Swedish byka →Every word from Swedish byk →