Where does “rukouspesu” come from?
rukouspesu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pesu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
rukouspesu (Finnish): abdest
Ancestry of “rukouspesu”, step by step
rukouspesu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pesu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pesu | wash, washing |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish rukous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rukous | prayer; rogation |
| 2 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |