Where does “pölyhuiska” come from?

pölyhuiska (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöly, from Proto-Finnic pölü.

pölyhuiska (Finnish): feather duster

Definitions

  1. feather duster

Ancestry of “pölyhuiska”, step by step

pölyhuiska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pöly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölydust
2Proto-Finnicpölü—

via Finnish huiska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuiskawhisk
2FinnishhuiskaaAlternative form of huiskia
Every word from Proto-Finnic pölü →Every word from Finnish pöly →