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Where does “julkishyödyke” come from?

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

julkishyödyke (Finnish): public good

Definitions

  1. public good

Ancestry of “julkishyödyke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyödykecommodity, good
2Finnishhyötybenefit, gain, advantage; utility
3Finnishhyötääto force; to grow, to prosper
4Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
5Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →