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Where does “pesu” come from?

pesu (Finnish) comes from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u.

pesu (Finnish): wash, washing

Definitions

  1. wash, washing

Ancestry of “pesu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
2Proto-Finnic-u—

Words derived from “pesu”

  • astianpesu
  • aivojenpesu
  • pesusieni
  • hiustenpesuaine
  • pesuaine
  • valkopesu
  • pesukone
  • esipesu
  • pesujauhe
  • autopesula
  • pesuallas
  • pesusienikurkku
  • rahanpesu
  • itsepalvelupesula
  • astianpesuaine
  • aivopesu
  • rukouspesu
  • astianpesuharja
  • pesula
  • pesuneste
  • pesusooda
  • astianpesupöytä
  • pesuvati
  • pesulappu
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →