Where does “pyykkitupa” come from?

pyykkitupa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tupa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

Ancestry of “pyykkitupa”, step by step

pyykkitupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupaliving room, main room; cottage, cot; room
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tupa
3Icelandicstofaa living room; a classroom, a room
4Old Norsestofaroom, living room
5Germanstōve
6Old Saxon*stova
7Proto-West Germanic*stobu

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-West Germanic *stobuEvery word from Old Saxon *stovaEvery word from German stōve
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