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
- bath sponge; sponge, bath sponge
Ancestry of “pesusieni”, step by step
pesusieni traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tvättsvamp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tvättsvamp | a sponge (marine invertebrate) |
| 2 | Swedish | svamp | fungus; mushroom; sponge |
| 3 | Old Swedish | svamper | fungus, mushroom |
| 4 | Old Norse | svampr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *swammaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swombh- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp |