Where does “pakokaasunpuhdistin” come from?

pakokaasunpuhdistin (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhdistin, from Finnish puhdistaa, from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

pakokaasunpuhdistin (Finnish): exhaust purifier device to filter exhaust gases

Definitions

  1. exhaust purifier device to filter exhaust gases

Ancestry of “pakokaasunpuhdistin”, step by step

pakokaasunpuhdistin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhdistin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhdistincleaner, purifier; First-person singular...
2Finnishpuhdistaato clean (up), clear (up), cleanse, purge, scour
3Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
4Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Finnish pakokaasu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakokaasuexhaust, exhaust gas
2Finnishpakoflight; escape; hole, tear
3Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Proto-Finnic puhtas