Where does “pierutyyny” come from?
pierutyyny (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyny, from Swedish dyna, from Old Norse dýna, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
pierutyyny (Finnish): whoopee cushion
Ancestry of “pierutyyny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tyyny | pillow, cushion |
| 2 | Swedish | dyna | a cushion |
| 3 | Old Norse | dýna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dūnaz | Alternative form of *dūnǭ; down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |