Where does “mentaalihygieeninen” come from?

mentaalihygieeninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hygieeninen, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός, from Ancient Greek -εινός, from Proto-Hellenic -ehnos, from Proto-Indo-European -es-.

mentaalihygieeninen (Finnish): mental hygienic

Definitions

  1. mental hygienic

Ancestry of “mentaalihygieeninen”, step by step

mentaalihygieeninen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hygieeninen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhygieeninenhygienic
2Ancient Greekὑγιεινή—
3Ancient Greekὑγιεινόςof health, good for the health, wholesome, sound,...
4Ancient Greek-εινόςUsually added to neuter nouns in -ος to form an...
5Proto-Hellenic-ehnos—
6Proto-Indo-European-es-—

via Finnish mentaalinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmentaalinenmental
2Latinmentālismental
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -es- →Every word from Ancient Greek -εινός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός →