Where does “pyykinpesuvesi” come from?

pyykinpesuvesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyykinpesu, from Finnish pyykki, from Swedish byk, from Swedish byka, from Middle Low German büken.

pyykinpesuvesi (Finnish): laundry water, washwater water used for laundry

Definitions

  1. laundry water, washwater water used for laundry

Ancestry of “pyykinpesuvesi”, step by step

pyykinpesuvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyykinpesu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyykinpesulaundering
2Finnishpyykkilaundry; A post that is used to mark something,...
3Swedishbyka bunch of clothes to be washed
4Swedishbykato wash
5Middle Low Germanbüken—

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Middle Low German büken →Every word from Swedish byka →Every word from Swedish byk →