Where does “puhdistuspyyhe” come from?

puhdistuspyyhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhdistus, from Finnish puhdistaa, from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

puhdistuspyyhe (Finnish): cleaning wipe, cleaning cloth

Definitions

  1. cleaning wipe, cleaning cloth

Ancestry of “puhdistuspyyhe”, step by step

puhdistuspyyhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhdistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuhdistusA cleansing; A purge
2Finnishpuhdistaato clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour
3Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
4Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Finnish pyyhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyyhetowel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc....
2Finnishpyyhkiäto wipe; to sweep; to erase
3Proto-Finnicpühkidäkto wipe; to sweep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhtas →