Where does “siivousvarsi” come from?

siivousvarsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish varsi, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

siivousvarsi (Finnish): mop stick, mop handle, mop pole

Definitions

  1. mop stick, mop handle, mop pole

Ancestry of “siivousvarsi”, step by step

siivousvarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Finnish siivous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiivoushousecleaning; decency
2Finnishsiivotato clean, to tidy up
3Proto-Finnicciivot'akto clean, to tidy up
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Finnish varsi →