Where does “pyykkipulveri” come from?

pyykkipulveri (Finnish) comes from Finnish pulveri, from Swedish pulver, from Latin pulvis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pyykkipulveri (Finnish): laundry detergent powder

Definitions

  1. laundry detergent powder

Ancestry of “pyykkipulveri”, step by step

pyykkipulveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pulveri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpulveripowder
2Swedishpulverpowder; fine particles
3Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish pyykki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyykkilaundry; A post that is used to mark something,...
2Swedishbyka bunch of clothes to be washed
3Swedishbykato wash
4Middle Low Germanbüken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pulvis →Every word from Swedish pulver →