Where does “valkopyykki” come from?

valkopyykki (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

valkopyykki (Finnish): white laundry

Definitions

  1. white laundry

Ancestry of “valkopyykki”, step by step

valkopyykki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkoinenwhite; Caucasian; A white colour
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish pyykki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyykkilaundry; A post that is used to mark something,...
2Swedishbyka bunch of clothes to be washed
3Swedishbykato wash
4Middle Low Germanbüken
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus