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Where does “jätevedenpuhdistamo” come from?

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

jätevedenpuhdistamo (Finnish): wastewater treatment plant

Definitions

  1. wastewater treatment plant

Ancestry of “jätevedenpuhdistamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhdistamowater purification plant, sewage treatment plant
2FinnishpuhdistaaTo clean , clear , cleanse, purge, scour; To...
3Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
4Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
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