Where does “korkeatehoinen” come from?

korkeatehoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tehoinen, from Finnish teho, from Finnish tehdä, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

korkeatehoinen (Finnish): high-powered, high-power

Definitions

  1. high-powered, high-power

Ancestry of “korkeatehoinen”, step by step

korkeatehoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tehoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtehoinenwith a power (of)
2Finnishtehopower, effect; power; throughout
3Finnishtehdäto do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to...
4Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
5Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish korkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeahigh; tall, high
2Proto-Finnickorkedatall, high
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-