Where does “epäpuhtaus” come from?

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

epäpuhtaus (Finnish): impurity; pollutant; contaminant

Definitions

  1. impurity; pollutant; contaminant

Ancestry of “epäpuhtaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhtauscleanliness, cleanness; cleanness; cleanness,...
2Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
3Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhtas →