Where does “ihonpuhdistusaine” come from?

ihonpuhdistusaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish ihonpuhdistus, 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.

ihonpuhdistusaine (Finnish): skin cleansing agent

Definitions

  1. skin cleansing agent

Ancestry of “ihonpuhdistusaine”, step by step

ihonpuhdistusaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ihonpuhdistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihonpuhdistusskin cleansing
2FinnishpuhdistusA cleansing; A purge
3Finnishpuhdistaato clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour
4Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
5Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Finnish aine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Proto-Finnic puhtas