Where does “pyykkivesi” come from?

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

pyykkivesi (Finnish): laundry water, washwater water used for laundry

Definitions

  1. laundry water, washwater water used for laundry

Ancestry of “pyykkivesi”, step by step

pyykkivesi 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 vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Middle Low German büken →Every word from Swedish byka →Every word from Swedish byk →