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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuhdistusA cleansing; A purge
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