Where does “siivouspyyhe” come from?

siivouspyyhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyyhe, from Finnish pyyhkiä, from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk — to wipe; to sweep.

siivouspyyhe (Finnish): dishcloth

Definitions

  1. dishcloth

Ancestry of “siivouspyyhe”, step by step

siivouspyyhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyyhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyyhetowel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc....
2Finnishpyyhkiäto wipe; to sweep; to erase
3Proto-Finnicpühkidäkto wipe; to sweep

via Finnish siivous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiivoushousecleaning; decency
2Finnishsiivotato clean, to tidy up
3Proto-Finnicciivot'akto clean, to tidy up
Every word from Proto-Finnic pühkidäk