Where does “hukkateho” come from?

hukkateho (Finnish) comes from Finnish teho, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

hukkateho (Finnish): wasted power

Definitions

  1. wasted power

Ancestry of “hukkateho”, step by step

hukkateho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtehopower, effect; power; throughout
2Finnishtehdäto do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to...
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish hukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhukkawaste, loss; often used as head of compound...
2Proto-Finnichukkaloss; ruin, destruction
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →