Where does “heikkotehoinen” come from?
heikkotehoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tehoinen, from Finnish teho, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
heikkotehoinen (Finnish): weak, inefficient, not powerful, lacking power
Definitions
- weak, inefficient, not powerful, lacking power
Ancestry of “heikkotehoinen”, step by step
heikkotehoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tehoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tehoinen | with a power (of) |
| 2 | Finnish | teho | power, effect; power; throughout |
| 3 | Finnish | tehdä | to do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Finnish heikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heikko | weak; faint; feeble |