Where does “epäpuhtaasti” come from?

epäpuhtaasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish epäpuhdas, from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

epäpuhtaasti (Finnish): uncleanly; out of tune

Definitions

  1. uncleanly; out of tune

Ancestry of “epäpuhtaasti”, step by step

epäpuhtaasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish epäpuhdas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishepäpuhdasimpure; unclean; out of tune
2Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
3Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Proto-Finnic puhtas