Where does “lahonesto” come from?

lahonesto (Finnish) comes from Finnish esto, from Finnish estää — to prevent, forestall, preclude; to avert; to...

lahonesto (Finnish): wood preservation against rotting

Definitions

  1. wood preservation against rotting

Ancestry of “lahonesto”, step by step

lahonesto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishestoblock, blocking, blockage; An inhibition; An...
2Finnishestääto prevent, forestall, preclude; to avert; to...

via Finnish laho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlahorotten; rotten wood, especially a rotten section...
2Proto-Finniclahoof tree/wood rotten

Words derived from “lahonesto”

Every word from Finnish estää →