Where does “talouspyyhe” come from?
talouspyyhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish talous, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.
talouspyyhe (Finnish): household wipe, household towel
Definitions
- household wipe, household towel
Ancestry of “talouspyyhe”, step by step
talouspyyhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish talous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talous | economy; finance; a system that maintains... |
| 2 | Finnish | talo | house; building; farm, homestead |
| 3 | Ludian | taloi | farm; house |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | talo | farm, farmstead |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | talˀa- | — |
via Finnish pyyhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyyhe | towel; any piece of soft cloth, tissue paper etc.... |
| 2 | Finnish | pyyhkiä | to wipe; to sweep; to erase |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pühkidäk | to wipe; to sweep |