Where does “pyyhekuiva” come from?

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

pyyhekuiva (Finnish): dried with a towel

Definitions

  1. dried with a towel

Ancestry of “pyyhekuiva”, step by step

pyyhekuiva 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 kuiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivadry; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnickuivadry
Every word from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk →Every word from Finnish pyyhkiä →Every word from Finnish pyyhe →