Where does “pyyhkiä” come from?

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

pyyhkiä (Finnish): to wipe; to sweep; to erase

Definitions

  1. to wipe; to sweep; to erase

Ancestry of “pyyhkiä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpühkidäkto wipe; to sweep

Words derived from “pyyhkiä

Every word from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk