Where does “pyttymäinen” come from?

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

pyttymäinen (Finnish): pottylike

Definitions

  1. pottylike

Ancestry of “pyttymäinen”, 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 →