Where does “siivousväline” come from?

siivousväline (Finnish) comes from Finnish väline, from Finnish väli-, from Finnish väli, from Proto-Finnic välji.

siivousväline (Finnish): cleaning implement, (piece of) cleaning equipment

Definitions

  1. cleaning implement, (piece of) cleaning equipment

Ancestry of “siivousväline”, step by step

siivousväline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvälinetool, means, implement
2Finnishväli-mid-, middle-, intermediate, inter-
3Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
4Proto-Finnicvälji—

via Finnish siivous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiivoushousecleaning; decency
2Finnishsiivotato clean, to tidy up
3Proto-Finnicciivot'akto clean, to tidy up
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