Where does “kokonaishaihdunta” come from?
kokonaishaihdunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish haihdunta, from Finnish haihtua, from Finnish haja-, from Proto-Germanic sājan-.
kokonaishaihdunta (Finnish): evapotranspiration transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration
Definitions
- evapotranspiration transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration
Ancestry of “kokonaishaihdunta”, step by step
kokonaishaihdunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish haihdunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haihdunta | evaporation |
| 2 | Finnish | haihtua | To evaporate; To fade away |
| 3 | Finnish | haja- | scattered, dispersed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sājan- | — |
via Finnish kokonainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokonainen | whole, full, complete; entire |
| 2 | Finnish | nainen | woman; lady; first-person singular potential... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nainen | woman; wife |