Where does “pyyhiskely” come from?
pyyhiskely (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyhiskellä, from Finnish -skella, from Proto-Finnic -skeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -śk-.
pyyhiskely (Finnish): (repeatedly or leisurely) wiping
Definitions
- (repeatedly or leisurely) wiping
Ancestry of “pyyhiskely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyyhiskellä | — |
| 2 | Finnish | -skella | Forms frequentative verbs, chiefly from... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -skeldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -śk- | — |