Where does “siivousvaunu” come from?

siivousvaunu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaunu, from Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

siivousvaunu (Finnish): cleaning trolley

Definitions

  1. cleaning trolley

Ancestry of “siivousvaunu”, step by step

siivousvaunu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaunu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaunuwagon, coach, stagecoach; wagon, car, carriage;...
2Old Swedishvaghnwagon, cart
3Old Norsevagncart
4Proto-Germanicwagnazcart, wagon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵʰnoswagon, primitive carriage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Finnish siivous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiivoushousecleaning; decency
2Finnishsiivotato clean, to tidy up
3Proto-Finnicciivot'akto clean, to tidy up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wagnaz →