Where does “kustannustehokas” come from?
kustannustehokas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kustannus, from Finnish kustantaa, from Swedish kosta, from Old Norse kosta, from Old Norse naðr, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.
kustannustehokas (Finnish): cost-effective
Definitions
- cost-effective
Ancestry of “kustannustehokas”, step by step
kustannustehokas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kustannus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kustannus | expense, cost; publishing |
| 2 | Finnish | kustantaa | to publish; to sponsor, finance; to cover the... |
| 3 | Swedish | kosta | to cost |
| 4 | Old Norse | kosta | to try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt |
| 5 | Old Norse | naðr | snake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nadrǭ | adder; snake in general |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₁treh₂ | — |
via Finnish tehokas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tehokas | powerful, potent; efficient; effective |
| 2 | Finnish | teho | power, effect; power; throughout |
| 3 | Finnish | tehdä | to do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |