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
Ancestry of “nyrkkipyykki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyykki | laundry; A post that is used to mark something,... |
| 2 | Swedish | byk | a bunch of clothes to be washed |
| 3 | Swedish | byka | to wash |
| 4 | Middle Low German | büken | — |