Where does “juurakkopuhdistamo” come from?

juurakkopuhdistamo (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.

juurakkopuhdistamo (Finnish): A type of onsite treatment facility for greywater consisting of a trench filled with porous material on top of which hygrophytes grow and consume nutrients from the sewage; known as resorption trench in some publications

Definitions

  1. A type of onsite treatment facility for greywater consisting of a trench filled with porous material on top of which hygrophytes grow and consume nutrients from the sewage; known as resorption trench in some publications

Ancestry of “juurakkopuhdistamo”, step by step

juurakkopuhdistamo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhdistamo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhdistamowater purification plant, sewage treatment plant
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 juurakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuurakkoroots, root system
2Finnishjuuriroot; Short for taikinajuuri; a zero of a...
3Proto-Finnicjuuriroot
4Proto-Finno-Permicjure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Proto-Finnic puhtas