Where does “pellavapyyhe” come from?

pellavapyyhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyhe, from Finnish pyyhkiä, from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk — to wipe; to sweep.

pellavapyyhe (Finnish): linen towel

Definitions

  1. linen towel

Ancestry of “pellavapyyhe”, step by step

pellavapyyhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyyhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyyhetowel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc....
2Finnishpyyhkiäto wipe; to sweep; to erase
3Proto-Finnicpühkidäkto wipe; to sweep

via Finnish pellava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpellavaflax; linen
Every word from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk
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