Where does “pumpulipuikko” come from?
pumpulipuikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish pumpuli, from Swedish bomull — cotton; the textile made from the fiber harvested...
pumpulipuikko (Finnish): cotton swab, cotton stick, Q-tip , cotton wool...
Definitions
- cotton swab, cotton stick, Q-tip , cotton wool...
Ancestry of “pumpulipuikko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pumpuli | cotton; lint, cotton |
| 2 | Swedish | bomull | cotton; the textile made from the fiber harvested... |