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Where does “pyyhe” come from?

pyyhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyhkiä, from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk — to wipe; to sweep.

pyyhe (Finnish): towel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc....

Definitions

  1. towel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc....

Ancestry of “pyyhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyyhkiäto wipe; to sweep; to erase
2Proto-Finnicpühkidäkto wipe; to sweep

Words derived from “pyyhe”

  • pyyhekumi
  • kosteuspyyhe
  • kylpypyyhe
  • rantapyyhe
  • astiapyyhe
  • pyyheliinakangas
  • pyyheliina
  • käsipyyhe
  • pyyhekangas
  • froteepyyhe
  • keittiöpyyhe
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