Where does “pyykkisoikko” come from?

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

pyykkisoikko (Finnish): laundry wash tub, laundry wash basket

Definitions

  1. laundry wash tub, laundry wash basket

Ancestry of “pyykkisoikko”, step by step

pyykkisoikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Finnish soikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoikkotub
2Finnishsoikeaoval, elliptical; elliptic
Every word from Middle Low German büken →Every word from Swedish byka →Every word from Swedish byk →