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Where does “pesusieni” come from?

pesusieni (Finnish) comes from Swedish tvättsvamp, from Swedish svamp, from Old Swedish svamper, from Old Norse svampr, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

pesusieni (Finnish): bath sponge; sponge, bath sponge

Definitions

  1. bath sponge; sponge, bath sponge

Ancestry of “pesusieni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvättsvamp—
2Swedishsvampfungus; mushroom; sponge
3Old Swedishsvamperfungus, mushroom
4Old Norsesvampr—
5Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp

Words derived from “pesusieni”

  • pesusienikurkku
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