Where does “hyötysuhde” come from?

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

hyötysuhde (Finnish): efficiency, efficiency coefficient, operating...

Definitions

  1. efficiency, efficiency coefficient, operating...

Ancestry of “hyötysuhde”, step by step

hyötysuhde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyöty

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

via Finnish suhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
2Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion

Words derived from “hyötysuhde”

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