Where does “pyttyillä” come from?

pyttyillä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pytty, from Swedish bytta, from Old Norse bytta — small tub, pail, bucket.

pyttyillä (Finnish): to use a toilet instead of a potty

Definitions

  1. to use a toilet instead of a potty

Ancestry of “pyttyillä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyttypot; toilet seat; cylinder
2Swedishbyttaa bucket, a bowl
3Old Norsebyttasmall tub, pail, bucket
Every word from Old Norse bytta →Every word from Swedish bytta →Every word from Finnish pytty →