Where does “tyyny” come from?

tyyny (Finnish) comes from Swedish dyna, from Old Norse dýna, from Proto-Germanic dūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tyyny (Finnish): pillow, cushion

Definitions

  1. pillow, cushion

Ancestry of “tyyny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdynaa cushion
2Old Norsedýna—
3Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tyyny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnaz →Every word from Old Norse dýna →
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