Where does “hyödyntää” come from?

hyödyntää (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyöty, from Finnish hyötää, from Finnish hyvä, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

hyödyntää (Finnish): to exploit, benefit from, utilize, capitalize on, take advantage of

Definitions

  1. to exploit, benefit from, utilize, capitalize on, take advantage of

Ancestry of “hyödyntää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyötybenefit, gain, advantage; utility
2Finnishhyötääto force; to grow, to prosper
3Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
4Proto-Finnic*hüvä—

Words derived from “hyödyntää”

Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →Every word from Finnish hyvä →Every word from Finnish hyötää →