Where does “pesujauhe” come from?
pesujauhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish jauhe, from Finnish jauhaa, from Proto-Finnic jauhadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic jaŋša-.
pesujauhe (Finnish): washing powder
Ancestry of “pesujauhe”, step by step
pesujauhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jauhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jauhe | powder; in compound terms in which jauhe is the... |
| 2 | Finnish | jauhaa | to grind, mince, chew; to jabber about silly or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jauhadak | to grind |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jaŋša- | — |
via Finnish pesu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pesu | wash, washing |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |