Where does “ihonpuhdistus” come from?

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

ihonpuhdistus (Finnish): skin cleansing

Definitions

  1. skin cleansing

Ancestry of “ihonpuhdistus”, step by step

ihonpuhdistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhdistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuhdistusA cleansing; A purge
2Finnishpuhdistaato clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour
3Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
4Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Finnish iho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihoskin of a human being; skin of a human being or...
2Proto-Finnicihoskin; body

Words derived from “ihonpuhdistus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Proto-Finnic puhtas
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