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 US, cotton wool bud UK

Definitions

  1. cotton swab, cotton stick, Q-tip US, cotton wool bud UK

Ancestry of “pumpulipuikko”, step by step

pumpulipuikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pumpuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpumpulicotton; lint, cotton
2Swedishbomullcotton; the textile made from the fiber harvested...

via Finnish puikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuikkopeg; stick; short for neulepuikko
Every word from Swedish bomull →Every word from Finnish pumpuli →