Where does “siivoustarvike” come from?

siivoustarvike (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarvike, from Finnish tarve, from Proto-Finnic tarbeh, from Proto-Germanic þarbiz — useful.

siivoustarvike (Finnish): cleaning accessory; cleaning supplies

Definitions

  1. cleaning accessory; cleaning supplies

Ancestry of “siivoustarvike”, step by step

siivoustarvike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarvike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarvikea minor utensil; accessory; article
2Finnishtarveneed; demand
3Proto-Finnictarbeh—
4Proto-Germanicþarbizuseful

via Finnish siivous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiivoushousecleaning; decency
2Finnishsiivotato clean, to tidy up
3Proto-Finnicciivot'akto clean, to tidy up
Every word from Proto-Germanic þarbiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic tarbeh →Every word from Finnish tarve →
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