Where does “juurakkopuhdistus” come from?
juurakkopuhdistus (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.
juurakkopuhdistus (Finnish): A method of onsite sewage treatment based on hygrophytes that consume nutrients from the sewage, see juurakkopuhdistamo
Definitions
- A method of onsite sewage treatment based on hygrophytes that consume nutrients from the sewage, see juurakkopuhdistamo
Ancestry of “juurakkopuhdistus”, step by step
juurakkopuhdistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhdistus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhdistus | A cleansing; A purge |
| 2 | Finnish | puhdistaa | to clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour |
| 3 | Finnish | puhdas | clean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | puhtas | clean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |