Where does “pesaisu” come from?

pesaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pesaista, from Finnish pestä, from Proto-Finnic pestäk — to wash.

pesaisu (Finnish): a quick wash

Definitions

  1. a quick wash

Ancestry of “pesaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpesaistaTo wash quickly
2Finnishpestäto wash; to launder; to win
3Proto-Finnicpestäkto wash
Every word from Proto-Finnic pestäk →Every word from Finnish pestä →Every word from Finnish pesaista →