Where does “päästövähennysyksikkö” come from?
päästövähennysyksikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish päästövähennys, from Finnish päästö, from Old Swedish fästa, from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic fastāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
päästövähennysyksikkö (Finnish): emission reduction unit
Definitions
- emission reduction unit
Ancestry of “päästövähennysyksikkö”, step by step
päästövähennysyksikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päästövähennys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päästövähennys | emission reduction |
| 2 | Finnish | päästö | emission; release |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fästa | to sign on, to engage |
| 4 | Old Norse | fasta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fastāną | to observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |