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