Where does “pyykitys” come from?
pyykitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyykittää, from Finnish pyykki, from Swedish byk, from Swedish byka, from Middle Low German büken.
pyykitys (Finnish): marking with (border) posts
Definitions
- marking with (border) posts
Ancestry of “pyykitys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pyykittää | to mark with (border) posts |
| 2 | Finnish | pyykki | laundry; A post that is used to mark something,... |
| 3 | Swedish | byk | a bunch of clothes to be washed |
| 4 | Swedish | byka | to wash |
| 5 | Middle Low German | büken | — |