Where does “пилосмок” come from?

пилосмок (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian пил, from Proto-Slavic pylъ — glow?, heat?.

пилосмок (Ukrainian): vacuum cleaner

Definitions

  1. vacuum cleaner

Ancestry of “пилосмок”, step by step

пилосмок traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian пил

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпилdust
2Proto-Slavicpylъglow?, heat?

via Ukrainian смокта́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсмокта́тиto suck
Every word from Proto-Slavic pylъEvery word from Ukrainian пил