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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaihduntaevaporation
2FinnishhaihtuaTo evaporate; To fade away
3Finnishhaja-scattered, dispersed
4Proto-Germanicsājan-

via Finnish kokonainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokonainenwhole, full, complete; entire
2Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
3Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Germanic sājan-Every word from Finnish haja-Every word from Finnish haihtua