Where does “nopeatehoinen” come from?

nopeatehoinen (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.

nopeatehoinen (Finnish): quick-acting, fast-acting; that quickly begins to act or have an effect

Definitions

  1. quick-acting, fast-acting; that quickly begins to act or have an effect

Ancestry of “nopeatehoinen”, step by step

nopeatehoinen 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 nopea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnopeaquick, fast, rapid
2Proto-Finnicnopedafast, quick
3Proto-Germanicsnapānąto snap; grab
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Uralic teke-Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk