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

Definitions

  1. towel hook

Ancestry of “pyyhekoukku”, step by step

pyyhekoukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyyhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyyhetowel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc....
2Finnishpyyhkiäto wipe; to sweep; to erase
3Proto-Finnicpühkidäkto wipe; to sweep

via Finnish koukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoukkuhook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and...
2Proto-Finnickoukkuhook, hook-shaped tool
Every word from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk