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

  1. laundry; A post that is used to mark something,...

Ancestry of “pyykki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbyka bunch of clothes to be washed
2Swedishbykato wash
3Middle Low Germanbüken

Words derived from “pyykki

Every word from Middle Low German bükenEvery word from Swedish bykaEvery word from Swedish byk