Where does “vanutyyny” come from?

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

vanutyyny (Finnish): cotton pad

Definitions

  1. cotton pad

Ancestry of “vanutyyny”, step by step

vanutyyny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyynypillow, cushion
2Swedishdynaa cushion
3Old Norsedýna
4Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Finnish vanu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanucotton wool, absorbent cotton, wadding;...
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic dūnazEvery word from Old Norse dýna
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