Where does “pyyhekoukku” come from?
pyyhekoukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyhe, from Finnish pyyhkiä, from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk — to wipe; to sweep.
pyyhekoukku (Finnish): towel hook
Ancestry of “pyyhekoukku”, step by step
pyyhekoukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyyhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyyhe | towel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc.... |
| 2 | Finnish | pyyhkiä | to wipe; to sweep; to erase |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pühkidäk | to wipe; to sweep |
via Finnish koukku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koukku | hook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | koukku | hook, hook-shaped tool |